Proverbs 15:24
The path of life leads upward for the wise,to keep him from going downward to Sheol.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
In Context
23Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth.How good is a word at the right time!
25The Lord will uproot the house of the proud,but he will keep the widow's borders intact.
Cross References
Psalms 139:24See if there is any wicked way in me,and lead me in the everlasting way.
Proverbs 5:5Her feet go down to death.Her steps lead straight to Sheol.
Proverbs 7:27Her house is the way to Sheol,going down to the chambers of death.
Proverbs 23:14Punish him with the rod,and save his soul from Sheol.
Matthew 7:14How narrow is the gate, and difficult is the way that leads to life! Few are those who find it.
Philippians 3:20For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;
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 →