Proverbs 15:24
The path of life is above for the wise, that he may decline from the lowest hell.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 rejoiceth in the sentence of his mouth: and a word in due time is best.
25The Lord will destroy the house of the proud: and will strengthen the borders of the widow.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:5Her feet go down into death, and her steps go in as far as hell.
Proverbs 7:27Her house is the way to hell, reaching even to the inner chambers of death.
Proverbs 23:14Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and deliver his soul from hell.
Matthew 7:14How narrow is the gate, and strait is the way that leadeth to life: and few there are that find it!
Philippians 3:20But our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, our 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 →