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Proverbs 16:20-30

20 He who gives attention to the word will find good, And blessed is he who trusts in the LORD .

20 Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers,and blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD.

21 The wise in heart will be called understanding, And sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.

21 The wise in heart are called discerning, and gracious words promote instruction.

22 Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, But the discipline of fools is folly.

22 Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent, but folly brings punishment to fools.

23 The heart of the wise instructs his mouth And adds persuasiveness to his lips.

23 The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction.

24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb , Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

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

25 There is a way which seems right to a man, But its end 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, For 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, While his words are like scorching fire.

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

28 A perverse man spreads strife, And a slanderer separates intimate friends.

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

29 A man of violence entices his neighbor And leads 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 He who winks his eyes does so to devise perverse things; He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.

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