Proverbs 16:25-27

New American Standard Bible

²⁵^(A)There is a way which seems right to a person,
But its end is the way of death.
²⁶A worker’s appetite works for him,
For his ^[a]hunger urges him on.
²⁷A ^(B)worthless person digs up evil,
While ^[b]his words are like ^(C)scorching fire.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 16:26 Lit mouth
Proverbs 16:27 Lit on his lips

Proverbs 16:25-27

New International Version

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

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

²⁷A scoundrel^(C) plots evil,
and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.^(D)

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