Proverbs 15:24

KJV1611 – Modern English

The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

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  • Prov 2:18 : 18 For her house leads down to death, and her paths to the dead.
  • Phil 3:20 : 20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
  • Col 3:1-2 : 1 If you then are risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sits at the right hand of God. 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
  • Ps 16:11 : 11 You will show me the path of life: in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.
  • Ps 139:24 : 24 And see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
  • Prov 5:5 : 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
  • Prov 6:23 : 23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
  • Prov 7:27 : 27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
  • Prov 9:8 : 8 Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate you: rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
  • Prov 23:14 : 14 You shall beat him with the rod, and deliver his soul from hell.
  • Jer 21:8 : 8 And to this people you shall say, Thus says the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
  • Matt 7:14 : 14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and few are those who find it.
  • John 14:6 : 6 Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no one comes to the Father except through me.

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

    15Good understanding gives favor, but the way of transgressors is hard.

  • Prov 16:16-17
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    16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold, and to choose understanding rather than silver!

    17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; he who keeps his way preserves his soul.

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    12There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

  • Prov 16:25
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    25There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end are the ways of death.

  • Prov 12:28
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    28In the path of righteousness there is life, and in its way there is no death.

  • Prov 15:10-11
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    10Correction is grievous to him who forsakes the way, and he who hates reproof shall die.

    11Hell and destruction are before the LORD; how much more, then, the hearts of the children of men?

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    16The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

  • Prov 2:18-20
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    18For her house leads down to death, and her paths to the dead.

    19None who go to her return again, nor do they take hold of the paths of life.

    20That you may walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

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    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 14:27
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    27The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to turn one away from the snares of death.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21Folly is joy to him who is destitute of wisdom, but a man of understanding walks uprightly.

  • Prov 15:31
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    31The ear that hears the reproof of life abides among the wise.

  • Prov 16:21-23
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    21The wise in heart shall be called prudent, and the sweetness of the lips increases learning.

    22Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.

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  • Prov 7:27
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    27Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

  • Prov 5:5-6
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    5Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

    6Lest you should ponder the path of life, her ways are unstable, so that you cannot know them.

  • Prov 22:5
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    5Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; he who guards his soul shall be far from them.

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    17He is in the way of life who keeps instruction, but he who refuses reproof errs.

  • Prov 9:6
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    6Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

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    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who listens to counsel is wise.

  • Prov 17:24
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    24Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

  • Eccl 7:4
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    4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of laughter.

  • Prov 14:15-16
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    15The simple believes every word, but the prudent man considers his steps carefully.

    16A wise man fears and departs from evil, but the fool rages and is confident.

  • Prov 15:23
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    23A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, and a word spoken in due season, how good it is!

  • Prov 15:19
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    19The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the righteous is made plain.

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    13Happy is the man that finds wisdom, and the man that gains understanding.

  • Prov 23:19
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    19Hear, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart in the way.

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    23The fear of the LORD leads to life, and he who has it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

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    28And to man he said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.'

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    9He who walks uprightly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways shall be known.

  • Prov 20:24
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    24A man's steps are of the LORD; how then can a man understand his own way?

  • Prov 21:22
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    22A wise man scales the city of the mighty and casts down the strength of its confidence.

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    8He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding shall find good.