Proverbs 14:12
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
Berean Standard Bible
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 will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
13Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in sorrow.
Cross References
1 Kings 12:26Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David.
Proverbs 12:15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.
Proverbs 30:12There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth.
Luke 13:24“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.
Galatians 6:3If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
James 1:22Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
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 →