Proverbs 15:24
The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
In Context
23A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good it is !
25The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
Cross References
Psalms 139:24And see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Proverbs 5:5Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
Proverbs 7:27Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
Proverbs 23:14Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
Matthew 7:14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth to life, and few there are that find it.
Philippians 3:20For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the 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 →