Proverbs 14:12
There is a way — right before a man, And its latter end [are] ways of death.
Young's Literal Translation
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 is destroyed, And the tent of the upright flourisheth.
13Even in laughter is the heart pained, And the latter end of joy [is] affliction.
Cross References
1 Kings 12:26and Jeroboam saith in his heart, 'Now doth the kingdom turn back to the house of David —
Proverbs 12:15The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes, And whoso is hearkening to counsel [is] wise.
Proverbs 30:12A generation — pure in their own eyes, But from their own filth not washed.
Luke 13:24'Be striving to go in through the straight gate, because many, I say to you, will seek to go in, and shall not be able;
Galatians 6:3for if any one doth think [himself] to be something — being nothing — himself he doth deceive;
James 1:22and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,
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 →