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Proverbs 16:25–26

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There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
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From verse 25

  1. Proverbs 14:12Rank 1 from verse 25
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    12There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

  2. 2 Corinthians 13:5Rank 2 from verse 25
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    5Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

  3. Proverbs 12:15Rank 3 from verse 25
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    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

  4. Proverbs 12:26Rank 4 from verse 25
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    26The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.

  5. Isaiah 28:15–19Rank 5 from verse 25
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    15Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:

    16¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

    17Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.

    18¶ And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.

    19From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.

From verse 26

  1. Ecclesiastes 6:7Rank 1 from verse 26
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    7All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

  2. Proverbs 14:23Rank 2 from verse 26
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    23In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

  3. 2 Thessalonians 3:8–12Rank 3 from verse 26
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    8Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:

    9Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.

    10For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

    11For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.

    12Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

  4. Proverbs 9:12Rank 4 from verse 26
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    12If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

  5. 1 Thessalonians 4:11–12Rank 5 from verse 26
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    11And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

    12That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.

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Proverbs 16:25

COMBINED MEANING

seemeth

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Third-person singular present form of seem, meaning to appear, be regarded, or be fitting.

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COMBINED MEANING

right

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1. Correct, just, upright, proper, lawful, fitting, true, or due; also a rightful claim or authority. 2. The direction or side opposite the left. 3. Straight, favourable, skilful, or approved. 4. Very, quite, or fully.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

end

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Sense 1: The last or concluding part, termination, or limit. Sense 2: A purpose or intended result. Sense 3: As a verb, to cease or bring to a close.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Proverbs 16:26

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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16:24Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

16:25There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

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16:26He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

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16:27An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

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