Proverbs 14:12
There is a way that seemeth right to a man: but the issues thereof are the wayes of death.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 shalbe destroyed: but the tabernacle of the righteous shall florish.
13Euen in laughing the heart is sorowful, and the ende of that mirth is heauinesse.
Cross References
1 Kings 12:26And Ieroboam thought in his heart, Nowe shall the kingdome returne to the house of Dauid.
Proverbs 12:15The way of a foole is right in his owne eyes: but he that heareth counsell, is wise.
Proverbs 30:12There is a generation that are pure in their owne conceite, and yet are not washed from their filthinesse.
Luke 13:24Striue to enter in at the straite gate: for many, I say vnto you, will seeke to enter in, and shall not be able.
Galatians 6:3For if any man seeme to himselfe, that he is somewhat, when he is nothing, hee deceiueth himselfe in his imagination.
James 1:22And be ye doers of the word, and not hearers onely, deceiuing your owne selues.
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 →