Proverbs 14:12
There is a way which seemeth just to a man: but the ends thereof lead to death.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
In Context
11The house of the wicked shall be destroyed: but the tabernacles of the just shall flourish.
13Laughter shall be mingled with sorrow, and mourning taketh hold of the end of joy.
Cross References
1 Kings 12:26And Jeroboam said in his heart: Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David,
Proverbs 12:15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsels.
Proverbs 30:12A generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet are not washed from their filthiness.
Luke 13:24Strive to enter by the narrow gate; for many, I say to you, shall seek to enter, and shall not be able.
Galatians 6:3For if any man think himself to be some thing, whereas he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
James 1:22But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:12
11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. Note, 1. Sin is the ruin of great families: The house of the wicked, though built ever so strong and high, shall be overthrown, shall be brought to poverty and disgrace, and at length be extinct. His hope for heaven, the house on which he leans, shall not stand, but fail in the storm; the deluge that comes will sweep it away. 2. Righteousness is the rise and stability even of mean families: Even the tabernacle of the… Read the whole commentary →