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Proverbs 16:25-27
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 16:25-27
New Catholic Bible
25 Sometimes a path may seem to be right,
but in the end it leads to death.
26 The laborer’s appetite works on his behalf,
as hunger spurs him on.[a]
27 A scoundrel[b] concocts evil,
and his lips are like a scorching fire.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:26 See 2 Thes 3:10.
- Proverbs 16:27 Scoundrel: see note on Prov 6:12.