Proverbs 16:25-27

Complete Jewish Bible

²⁵ There can be a way which seems right to a person,
    but at its end are the ways of death.

²⁶ A working man’s appetite acts on his behalf,
    because his hunger presses him on.

²⁷ A worthless person digs up evil [gossip] —
    it is like scorching fire on his lips.