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Proverbs 16:24-26
New Catholic Bible
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]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:24 See note on Prov 2:10.
- Proverbs 16:26 See 2 Thes 3:10.