21People say that those who are wise learn what is right/good behavior, and those who talk pleasantly are able to influence others to do what is right.
22Being wise is like having a fountain that gives life MET, but foolish people are punished as a result of their acting foolishly.
23Those who are wise think carefully before they talk, and as a result they are able to influence/persuade others to do what is right.
24Kind words are like honey SIM: We enjoy them both, and both cause our bodies to be healthy/strong.
25There are some kinds of behavior MET that people think are right, but ◄walking on those roads MET/continually doing those things► causes those people to die.
26If a worker ◄has an appetite/is hungry►, that urges him to work hard because he SYN wants to earn money to buy things to eat.
27Worthless people plan ways to cause trouble for others, and even what they say injures people like a hot fire does SIM.
28Deceitful people cause strife/quarreling among other people; those who say alse things about other people cause people who are friends to become enemies.
Proverbs 16
Proverbs 16:21-28