Proverbs 16:25-27

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

²⁵There is a way that seems right to a man and appears straight before him, but at the end of it is the way of death.

²⁶The appetite of the laborer works for him, for [the need of] his mouth urges him on.

²⁷A worthless man devises and digs up mischief, and in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

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)

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)

New International Version (NIV)