Proverbs 15:24
אֹרַח חַיִּים לְמַעְלָה לְמַשְׂכִּיל לְמַעַן סוּר מִשְּׁאוֹל מָֽטָּה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
In Context
23שִׂמְחָה לָאִישׁ בְּמַעֲנֵה ־ פִיו וְדָבָר בְּעִתּוֹ מַה ־ טּֽוֹב ׃
25בֵּית גֵּאִים יִסַּח ׀ יְהוָה וְיַצֵּב גְּבוּל אַלְמָנָֽה ׃
Cross References
Psalms 139:24וּרְאֵה אִם ־ דֶּֽרֶךְ ־ עֹצֶב בִּי וּנְחֵנִי בְּדֶרֶךְ עוֹלָֽם ׃
Proverbs 5:5רַגְלֶיהָ יֹרְדוֹת מָוֶת שְׁאוֹל צְעָדֶיהָ יִתְמֹֽכוּ ׃
Proverbs 7:27דַּרְכֵי שְׁאוֹל בֵּיתָהּ יֹרְדוֹת אֶל ־ חַדְרֵי ־ מָֽוֶת ׃ פ
Proverbs 23:14אַתָּה בַּשֵּׁבֶט תַּכֶּנּוּ וְנַפְשׁוֹ מִשְּׁאוֹל תַּצִּֽיל ׃
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 →