Proverbs 16:25
There are some kinds of behavior [MET] that people think are right, but ◄walking on those roads [MET]/continually doing those things► causes those people to die.
Translation for Translators
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
24Kind words are like honey [SIM]: We enjoy them both, and both cause our bodies to be healthy/strong.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:15Foolish people always think that what they are doing is right; wise people heed other people when they give them good advice.
Proverbs 14:12There are some kinds of behavior [MET] that some people falsely think are right, but ◄walking on those roads/continually doing those things► causes those people to die.
John 7:47Then the Pharisees replied, “Have you been deceived {Has he deceived you}, too?
Acts 26:9“ Formerly I, too, was sure that I should do everything that I could to oppose Jesus [MTY], the man from Nazareth town.
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 →