Proverbs 16:24-26

New Catholic Bible

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]