Proverbs 16:24-26

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

²⁴Well ordered words are as a honeycomb: sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

²⁵There is a way that seemeth to a man right: and the ends thereof lead to death.

²⁶The soul of him that laboureth, laboureth for himself, because his mouth hath obliged him to it.

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.

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA)

New International Version (NIV)