Proverbs 14:12

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ 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 16:25 : 25 ¶ There is a way that 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 hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise.
  • Matt 7:13-14 : 13 ‹Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide› [is] ‹the gate, and broad› [is] ‹the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:› 14 ‹Because strait› [is] ‹the gate, and narrow› [is] ‹the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.›
  • Jas 1:22 : 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
  • Gal 6:3 : 3 For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
  • Rom 6:21 : 21 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things [is] death.
  • Eph 5:6 : 6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
  • Luke 13:24 : 24 ‹Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.›
  • Prov 30:12 : 12 [There is] a generation [that are] pure in their own eyes, and [yet] is not washed from their filthiness.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 16:25
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    25 ¶ There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.

  • Prov 12:28
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    28 ¶ In the way of righteousness [is] life; and [in] the pathway [thereof there is] no death.

  • Prov 14:13
    79%

    13 ¶ Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth [is] heaviness.

  • Prov 15:24
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    24 ¶ The way of life [is] above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

  • Prov 12:15
    76%

    15 ¶ The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise.

  • Prov 21:2
    76%

    2 ¶ Every way of a man [is] right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.

  • Prov 11:19
    76%

    19 ¶ As righteousness [tendeth] to life: so he that pursueth evil [pursueth it] to his own death.

  • Prov 21:16
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    16 ¶ The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

  • Prov 21:8
    75%

    8 ¶ The way of man [is] froward and strange: but [as for] the pure, his work [is] right.

  • Prov 2:20
    74%

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

  • Prov 16:17
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    17 ¶ The highway of the upright [is] to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

  • Eccl 7:15
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    15 All [things] have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just [man] that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked [man] that prolongeth [his life] in his wickedness.

  • Prov 16:9
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    9 ¶ A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

  • Prov 13:14-15
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    74%

    14 ¶ The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

    15 ¶ Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors [is] hard.

  • Prov 14:11
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    11 ¶ The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

  • Prov 14:32
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    32 ¶ The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

  • Ps 1:6
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    6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

  • Prov 15:9-11
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    74%

    9 ¶ The way of the wicked [is] an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

    10 ¶ Correction [is] grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: [and] he that hateth reproof shall die.

    11 ¶ Hell and destruction [are] before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?

  • Prov 11:3-5
    3 verses
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    3 ¶ The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

    4 ¶ Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

    5 ¶ The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

  • Ezek 18:26
    74%

    26 When a righteous [man] turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.

  • Prov 20:24
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    24 ¶ Man's goings [are] of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?

  • Prov 10:9
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    9 ¶ He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

  • Prov 10:29
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    29 ¶ The way of the LORD [is] strength to the upright: but destruction [shall be] to the workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6 ¶ Righteousness keepeth [him that is] upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

  • Ezek 33:18
    73%

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

  • Prov 16:2
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    2 ¶ All the ways of a man [are] clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.

  • Hos 14:9
    73%

    9 Who [is] wise, and he shall understand these [things]? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD [are] right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.

  • Jer 10:23
    73%

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

  • Prov 5:21
    73%

    21 For the ways of man [are] before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.

  • Prov 2:18
    73%

    18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.

  • Prov 14:8
    73%

    8 ¶ The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way: but the folly of fools [is] deceit.

  • Prov 12:26
    73%

    26 ¶ The righteous [is] more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.

  • Prov 19:16
    72%

    16 ¶ He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; [but] he that despiseth his ways shall die.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3 ¶ The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

  • Eccl 8:14
    72%

    14 ¶ There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just [men], unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked [men], to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also [is] vanity.

  • Eccl 7:2
    72%

    2 [It is] better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that [is] the end of all men; and the living will lay [it] to his heart.

  • Prov 12:5
    72%

    5 ¶ The thoughts of the righteous [are] right: [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit.

  • Prov 15:19
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    19 ¶ The way of the slothful [man is] as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous [is] made plain.

  • Prov 10:2
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    2 ¶ Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

  • Rom 3:16
    72%

    16 Destruction and misery [are] in their ways:

  • Prov 14:15
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    15 ¶ The simple believeth every word: but the prudent [man] looketh well to his going.

  • Eccl 7:17
    72%

    17 Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

  • Prov 10:16
    72%

    16 ¶ The labour of the righteous [tendeth] to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

  • Prov 14:2
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    2 ¶ He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but [he that is] perverse in his ways despiseth him.

  • Prov 2:9
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    9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; [yea], every good path.