23 The heart of the wise teaches his mouth,
And adds learning to his lips.
24 Pleasant words
are like a honeycomb,
Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.
25 There is a way
that seems right to a man,
But its end
is the way of
adeath.
26 The person who labors, labors for himself,
For his
hungry mouth drives
ahim
on.
27 1An ungodly man digs up evil,
And
it is on his lips like a burning
afire.
28 A perverse man sows strife,
And
aa whisperer separates the best of friends.
29 A violent man entices his neighbor,
And leads him in a way
that is not good.
30 He
1 winks his eye to devise perverse things;
He purses his lips
and brings about evil.
31 aThe silver-haired head
is a crown of glory,
If it is found in the way of righteousness.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
