Proverbs 16
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Proverbs 16:25-29

25There isH3426 a wayH1870 that seems rightH3477 toH6440 a manH376, but its endH319 is the wayH1870 of deathH4194.

26A worker’sH6001 appetiteH5315 worksH5998 for himbecauseH3588 his hungerH6310 drives himH404 onwardH5921.
27A worthlessH1100 manH376 digs upH3738 evilH7451,and his speechH5921H81931 is like a scorchingH6867 fireH784.
28A perverseH8419 manH376 spreadsH7971 dissensionH4066,and a gossipH7279 dividesH6504 close friendsH441.
29A violentH2555 manH376 enticesH6601 his neighborH7453and leads himH1980 down a pathH1870 that is notH3808 goodH2896.
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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 16:27 Or and what is on his lips ↩

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