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Proverbs 16:25
There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.
Proverbs 16:25 · Bible in Basic English
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Proverbs 16:25 in other translations
There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
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In context
22 Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it; but the punishment of the foolish is their foolish behaviour.
23 The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.
24 Pleasing words are like honey, sweet to the soul and new life to the bones.
25 There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.
26 The desire of the working man is working for him, for his need of food is driving him on.
27 A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.
28 A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.
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