Proverbs 16:24-26

Holman Christian Standard Bible

²⁴Pleasant words are a honeycomb:^(A)
sweet to the taste^[a] and health to the body.^[b]^(B)

²⁵There is a way that seems right to a man,
but its end is the way to death.^(C)

²⁶A worker’s appetite works for him
because his hunger^[c] urges him on.

Proverbs 16:24-26

New International Version

²⁴Gracious words are a honeycomb,^(A)
sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.^(B)

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

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

New International Version (NIV)