Proverbs 16:24-26

New Century Version

²⁴Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
making people happy and healthy.

²⁵Some people think they are doing right,
but in the end it leads to death.

²⁶The workers’ hunger helps them,
because their desire to eat makes them work.

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.

New Century Version (NCV)

New International Version (NIV)