Proverbs 15:24
The way of lyfe is on hygh to the wise, that a man shoulde beware of hell beneath.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
In Context
Cross References
Proverbs 5:5Her feete go downe vnto death, and her steppes pearce thorowe vnto hell.
Proverbs 7:27Her house is the way vnto hell, and bryng men downe into the chaumbers of death.
Proverbs 23:14If thou smyte hym with the rodde, thou shalt deliuer his soule from hell.
Matthew 7:14Because, strayte is the gate, and narowe is the way, which leadeth vnto lyfe, and fewe there be that fynde it.
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 →