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.

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Proverbs 16:24-26

New King James Version

²⁴Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.

²⁵There is a way that seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of ^(A)death.

²⁶The person who labors, labors for himself,
For his hungry mouth drives ^(B)him on.

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Proverbs 16:24-26

English Standard Version

²⁴^(A)Gracious words are like ^(B)a honeycomb,
    sweetness to the soul and ^(C)health to the body.
²⁵There is a way that seems right to a man,
    but its end is the way to death.^[a]
²⁶A worker's appetite works for him;
    his ^(D)mouth urges him on.