Proverbs 14:12
10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
- KJV
- There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
- WEB
- There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
- ASV
- There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.
- DARBY
- There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof is the ways of death.
- BLB
- There is a way right before the face of a man, and its end [is] the way of death.
- ÅB
- Mangen vei tykkes en mann rett, men enden på det er dødens veier.
- OTB
- Det er en vei som synes rett for en mann, men til slutt fører den til døden.
- B1930
- Mangen vei tykkes en mann rett, men enden på det er dødens veier.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 16:25
There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Read in contextMatthew 7:13–14
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
Read in contextProverbs 12:15
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
Read in contextGalatians 6:3
For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
Read in contextLuke 13:24
Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
Read in contextRomans 6:21
What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
Read in contextProverbs 30:12
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
Read in contextJames 1:22
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
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