Proverbs 14:12
There is a way which seems to be right with men, but the ends of it + 14:12 Gr. come. reach to the depths of hell.
LXX2012 (British)
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
13Grief mingles not with mirth; and joy in the end comes to grief.
Cross References
1 Kings 12:26And Jeroboam said in his heart, Behold, now the kingdom will return to the house of David.
Proverbs 12:15The ways of fools are right in their own eyes; but a wise man hearkens to counsels.
Proverbs 30:12A wicked generation judge themselves to be just, but do not cleanse their way.
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 →