Catholic Public Domain Version

Proverbs 16:24-27 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

24. Careful words are a honeycomb: sweet to the soul and healthful to the bones.

25. There is a way which seems right to a man, and its end result leads to death.

26. The soul of the laborer labors for himself, because his mouth has driven him to it.

27. The impious man digs up evil, and in his lips is a burning fire.