Proverbs 16:25
There is a way that seems right to a man, 1 but its end is the way to death. 1
Unlocked Literal 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 a honeycomb— 1 sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. 1
26The laborer's appetite works for him; 1 his hunger urges him on. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 12:15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, 1 but a wise man listens to advice. 1
Proverbs 14:12There is a way that seems right to a man, 1 but its end only leads to death. 1
John 7:47So the Pharisees answered them, “Have you also been deceived?
Acts 26:9Now indeed, I myself thought that I should do many things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
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 →