Proverbs 14:12
There is a way that seems right to a man, 1 but its end only leads to death. 1
Unlocked Literal 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 wicked people will be destroyed, 1 but the tent of upright people will flourish. 1
13A heart can laugh but still be in pain 1 and joy may end up being grief. 1
Cross References
1 Kings 12:26Jeroboam thought in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to the house of David.
Proverbs 12:15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, 1 but a wise man listens to advice. 1
Proverbs 30:12There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, 1 and yet they are not washed of their filth. 1
Luke 13:24“Struggle to enter through the narrow door, because, I say to you, many will want to enter, but will not be able to enter.
Galatians 6:3For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
James 1:22Be doers of the word and not only hearers, 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 →