Proverbs 16:25
There are ways that seem to be right to a man, but the end of them looks to the depth of hell.
LXX2012 (British)
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
24Good words are honeycombs, and the sweetness thereof is a healing of the soul.
26A man who labours, labours for himself, and drives from him his own ruin.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:15The ways of fools are right in their own eyes; but a wise man hearkens to counsels.
Proverbs 14:12There is a way which seems to be right with men, but the ends of it + 14:12 Gr. come. reach to the depths of hell.
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 →