Proverbs 16:24-26

Christian Standard Bible

²⁴ Pleasant words are a honeycomb:^(A)
sweet to the taste^[a] and health to the body.^[b](B)

²⁵ There is a way that seems right to a person,
but its end is the way to death.^(C)

²⁶ A worker’s appetite works for him
because his hunger^[c] urges him on.