Proverbs 16:25

American Standard Version (1901)

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:12 : 12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.
  • Prov 12:15 : 15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.
  • Prov 12:26 : 26 The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.
  • Acts 26:9 : 9 I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
  • 2 Cor 13:5 : 5 Try your own selves, whether ye are in the faith; prove your own selves. Or know ye not as to your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you? unless indeed ye be reprobate.
  • Isa 28:15-19 : 15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves: 16 therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner-[ stone] of sure foundation: he that believeth shall not be in haste. 17 And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place. 18 And your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it. 19 As often as it passeth though, it shall take you; for morning by morning shall it pass through, by day and by night: and it shall be nought but terror to understand the message.
  • John 7:47-49 : 47 The Pharisees therefore answered them, Are ye also led astray? 48 Hath any of the rulers believed on him, or of the Pharisees? 49 But this multitude that knoweth not the law are accursed.
  • John 9:40 : 40 Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said unto him, Are we also blind?

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 14:12-13
    2 verses
    93%

    12There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.

    13Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness.

  • Prov 12:28
    80%

    28In the way of righteousness is life; And in the pathway thereof there is no death.

  • Prov 15:24
    77%

    24To the wise the way of life [goeth] upward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath.

  • Prov 12:15
    75%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

  • Prov 11:19
    75%

    19He that is stedfast in righteousness [shall attain] unto life; And he that pursueth evil [doeth it] to his own death.

  • Prov 21:16
    75%

    16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding Shall rest in the assembly of the dead.

  • Prov 21:2
    75%

    2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the hearts.

  • Prov 16:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.

    9A man's heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.

  • Prov 16:17-18
    2 verses
    74%

    17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

    18Pride [goeth] before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

  • Prov 16:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.

    2All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.

  • Prov 19:16
    74%

    16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; [But] he that is careless of his ways shall die.

  • Prov 15:10
    73%

    10There is grievous correction for him that forsaketh the way; [And] he that hateth reproof shall die.

  • Prov 2:18-20
    3 verses
    73%

    18For her house inclineth unto death, And her paths unto the dead;

    19None that go unto her return again, Neither do they attain unto the paths of life:

    20That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 16:24
    73%

    24Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

  • Ezek 18:26
    73%

    26When the righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth therein; in his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.

  • Prov 21:8
    72%

    8The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as for the pure, his work is right.

  • Prov 16:26
    72%

    26The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto] .

  • Prov 20:24
    72%

    24A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?

  • Jer 10:23
    72%

    23O Jehovah, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

  • Eccl 7:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth [his life] in his evil-doing.

    16Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

  • Prov 10:16-17
    2 verses
    72%

    16The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.

    17He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.

  • Prov 15:19
    72%

    19The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.

  • Prov 11:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death.

    5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

  • Prov 5:21
    71%

    21For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah; And he maketh level all his paths.

  • Prov 13:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.

    15Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard.

  • Ezek 33:18
    71%

    18When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die therein.

  • Prov 5:23
    71%

    23He shall die for lack of instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

  • Job 5:27
    71%

    27Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; Hear it, and know thou it for thy good.

  • Prov 10:9
    71%

    9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

  • Prov 10:2
    71%

    2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death.

  • Prov 3:17
    71%

    17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace.

  • Prov 8:36
    71%

    36But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: All they that hate me love death.

  • Prov 5:6
    70%

    6So that she findeth not the level path of life: Her ways are unstable, [and] she knoweth [it] not.

  • Prov 19:3
    70%

    3The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

  • Prov 14:8
    70%

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 14:15
    70%

    15The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going.

  • Prov 12:26
    70%

    26The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

  • Prov 7:25
    70%

    25Let not thy heart decline to her ways; Go not astray in her paths.

  • Prov 14:32
    70%

    32The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.

  • Ps 1:6
    70%

    6For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish.