Proverbs 16:25
There is a way that seemeth right to a man, But the end thereof is the way to death.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
In Context
24Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweet to the taste, and health to the bones.
26The hunger of the laborer laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him on.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that hearkeneth to counsel is wise.
Proverbs 14:12There is a way which seemeth right to a man, But its end is the way to death.
John 7:47The Pharisees answered them, Have ye also been deceived?
Acts 26:9I indeed thought with myself that I ought to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:25
24 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. The pleasant words here commended must be those which the heart of the wise teaches, and adds learning to ( v. 23 ), words of seasonable advice, instruction, and comfort, words taken from God's word, for that is it which Solomon had learned from his father to account sweeter than honey and the honey-comb, Ps. xix. 10 . These words, to those that know how to relish them, 1. Are pleasant. They are like the honey-comb, sweet to the… Read the whole commentary →