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Proverbs 16:24-26
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24 Pleasing words are like a honeycomb,
    sweet to the soul and affording health to the body.[a]
25 Sometimes a path may seem to be right,
    but in the end it leads to death.
26 The laborer’s appetite works on his behalf,
    as hunger spurs him on.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 16:24 See note on Prov 2:10.
  2. Proverbs 16:26 See 2 Thes 3:10.
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Proverbs 16:24-26
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24 Gracious words are a honeycomb,(A)
    sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.(B)

25 There is a way that appears to be right,(C)
    but in the end it leads to death.(D)

26 The appetite of laborers works for them;
    their hunger drives them on.

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