Proverbs 15:24
To the wise man the way of life [is] upward, that he may depart from Sheol beneath.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
In Context
23A man has joy in the answer of his mouth, and a word in due season, how good it is!
25LORD will root up the house of the proud, but he will establish the border of the widow.
Cross References
Psalms 139:24and see if there is any wicked way in me. And lead me in the way everlasting.
Proverbs 5:5Her feet go down to death. Her steps take hold on Sheol,
Proverbs 7:27Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the chambers of death.
Proverbs 23:14Thou shall beat him with the rod, and shall deliver his soul from Sheol.
Matthew 7:14How narrow is the gate, and restricted the way, that leads to life, and few are those who find it.
Philippians 3:20For our citizenship exists in the heavens, from which also we await a Savior, Lord Jesus Christ,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:24
23 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it! Note, 1. We speak wisely when we speak seasonably: The answer of the mouth will be our credit and joy when it is pertinent and to the purpose, and is spoken in due season, when it is needed and will be regarded, and, as we say, hits the joint. Many a good word comes short of doing the good it might have done, for want of being well-timed. Nor is any thing more the beauty of discourse than to have a proper answer ready… Read the whole commentary →