Proverbs 15:24
Life's path for the wise leads upwards, so that they can avoid the grave below.
Free Bible 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 good answer makes people happy—it's great to say the right thing at the right moment!
25The Lord pulls down the house of the proud, but he protects the boundaries of the widow's property.
Cross References
Psalms 139:24Please show me if I'm following any kind of idol, and lead me along the path of eternal life.
Proverbs 5:5She leads you down to death; she takes you down to the grave.
Proverbs 7:27Her house leads to the grave—it goes down to the rooms of death.
Proverbs 23:14If you use physical correction you can save them from death.
Matthew 7:14But the entrance is narrow, and the way is difficult that leads to life, and only a few find it.
Philippians 3:20But our homeland is heaven, and we're waiting for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, to come from there too.
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 →