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23 The heart[a] of the wise will make his mouth judicious,
    and upon his lips, it[b] will add persuasiveness.
24 Pleasant sayings are a honeycomb,
    sweetness to the soul and healing to the bones.
25 There is a way that seems upright to[c] a man,
    but its end is the way of death.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:23 Or “mind”
  2. Proverbs 16:23 Or “he”
  3. Proverbs 16:25 Literally “to the face of”