Proverbs 14:12
There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
World Messianic 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 overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
13Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness.
Cross References
1 Kings 12:26Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to David’s house.
Proverbs 12:15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.
Proverbs 30:12There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness.
Luke 13:24“Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in and will not be able.
Galatians 6:3For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
James 1:22But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.
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 →