Proverbs 16:25-27

New Century Version

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.

²⁷Useless people make evil plans,
and their words are like a burning 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)

New Century Version (NCV)

New International Version (NIV)