Proverbs 15:24
The path of life is upward for the wise, So that he turneth away from the underworld beneath.
Noyes Bible
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 hath joy by the answer of his mouth; And a word in due season, how good it is!
25The LORD destroyeth the house of the proud; But he will establish the border of the widow.
Cross References
Psalms 139:24And see if the way of trouble be within me, And lead me in the way everlasting!
Proverbs 5:5Her feet go down to death; Her steps lay hold of the under-world.
Proverbs 7:27Her house is the way to the under-world, Leading down to the chambers of death.
Proverbs 23:14Beat him thyself with the rod, And thou shalt rescue him from the underworld.
Matthew 7:14For strait is the gate, and narrow the way, that leadeth to life; and few are they who find it.
Philippians 3:20For the country of which we are citizens is heaven, whence also we wait for a Saviour, the 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 →