Parallel Bible results for "Proverbs 16:24-33"

Proverbs 16:24-33

24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb: sweet to the taste and health to the body.

24 Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

25 There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it is the way of death.

25 There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.

26 A worker's appetite works for him because his hunger urges him on.

26 The appetite of laborers works for them; their hunger drives them on.

27 A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.

27 A scoundrel plots evil, and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.

28 A contrary man spreads conflict, and a gossip separates friends.

28 A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.

29 A violent man lures his neighbor, leading him in a way that is not good.

29 A violent person entices their neighbor and leads them down a path that is not good.

30 The one who narrows his eyes is planning deceptions; the one who compresses his lips brings about evil.

30 Whoever winks with their eye is plotting perversity; whoever purses their lips is bent on evil.

31 Gray hair is a glorious crown; it is found in the way of righteousness.

31 Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness.

32 Patience is better than power, and controlling one's temper, than capturing a city.

32 Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.

33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.

33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.