Proverbs 16
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Proverbs 16:25-29

251ThereH3426 isH3426 a wayH1870 which seems rightH3477 to a personH376, But its endH319 is the wayH1870 of deathH4194.26A worker’sH6001 appetiteH5315 worksH5998 for him, For his 2hungerH6310 urgesH404 him on.27A 3worthlessH1100 personH376 digsH3738 upH3738 evilH7463, WhileH5921 4his wordsH8193 are like 5scorchingH6866 fireH784.28A perverseH8419 personH376 spreadsH7971 strifeH4066, And a 6slandererH7279 separatesH6504 closeH441 friendsH441.29A personH376 of violenceH2555 7enticesH6601 his neighborH7453 And leadsH1980 him in a wayH1870 that is not goodH2896.

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 16:25 Prov 12:15; 14:12 ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 16:26 Lit mouth ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 16:27 Prov 6:12, 14, 18 ↩
  4. 4. Proverbs 16:27 Lit on his lips ↩
  5. 5. Proverbs 16:27 James 3:6 ↩
  6. 6. Proverbs 16:28 Or gossip ↩
  7. 7. Proverbs 16:29 Prov 1:10; 12:26 ↩

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