Proverbs 14:12

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 16:25 : 25 There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.
  • Prov 12:15 : 15 The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.
  • Matt 7:13-14 : 13 The Narrow Gate“Enter through the narrow gate, because the gate is wide and the way is spacious that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. 14 How narrow is the gate and difficult the way that leads to life, and there are few who find it!
  • Jas 1:22 : 22 But be sure you live out the message and do not merely listen to it and so deceive yourselves.
  • Gal 6:3 : 3 For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
  • Rom 6:21 : 21 So what benefit did you then reap from those things that you are now ashamed of? For the end of those things is death.
  • Eph 5:6 : 6 Live in the Light Let nobody deceive you with empty words, for because of these things God’s wrath comes on the sons of disobedience.
  • Luke 13:24 : 24 “Exert every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.
  • Prov 30:12 : 12 There is a generation who are pure in their own opinion and yet are not washed from their filthiness.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Prov 16:25
    93%

    25There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.

  • Prov 12:28
    83%

    28In the path of righteousness there is life, but another path leads to death.

  • Prov 14:13
    79%

    13Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief.

  • Prov 15:24
    78%

    24The path of life is upward for the wise person, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.

  • Prov 12:15
    76%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

  • Prov 21:2
    76%

    2All of a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, but the LORD evaluates his thoughts.

  • Prov 11:19
    76%

    19True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

  • Prov 21:16
    76%

    16The one who wanders from the way of wisdom will end up in the company of the departed.

  • Prov 21:8
    75%

    8The way of the guilty person is devious, but as for the pure, his way is upright.

  • Prov 2:20
    74%

    20So you will walk in the way of good people, and will keep on the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 16:17
    74%

    17The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; the one who guards his way safeguards his life.

  • Eccl 7:15
    74%

    15Exceptions to the Law of Retribution During the days of my fleeting life I have seen both of these things: Sometimes a righteous person dies prematurely in spite of his righteousness, and sometimes a wicked person lives long in spite of his evil deeds.

  • Prov 16:9
    74%

    9A person plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps.

  • Prov 13:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14Instruction from the wise is like a life-giving fountain, to turn a person from deadly snares.

    15Keen insight wins favor, but the conduct of the treacherous ends in destruction.

  • Prov 14:11
    74%

    11The household of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

  • Prov 14:32
    74%

    32An evil person will be thrown down through his wickedness, but a righteous person takes refuge in his integrity.

  • Ps 1:6
    74%

    6Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.

  • Prov 15:9-11
    3 verses
    74%

    9The LORD abhors the way of the wicked, but he will love those who pursue righteousness.

    10Severe discipline is for the one who abandons the way; the one who hates reproof will die.

    11Death and Destruction are before the LORD– how much more the hearts of humans!

  • Prov 11:3-5
    3 verses
    74%

    3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

    4Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

    5The righteousness of the blameless will make their way smooth, but the wicked will fall through their own wickedness.

  • Ezek 18:26
    74%

    26When a righteous person turns back from his righteousness and practices wrongdoing, he will die for it; because of the wrongdoing he has done, he will die.

  • Prov 20:24
    74%

    24The steps of a person are ordained by the LORD– so how can anyone understand his own way?

  • Prov 10:9
    74%

    9The one who conducts himself in integrity will live securely, but the one who behaves perversely will be found out.

  • Prov 10:29
    74%

    29The way of the LORD is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.

  • Prov 13:6
    74%

    6Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Ezek 33:18
    73%

    18When a righteous man turns from his godliness and commits iniquity, he will die for it.

  • Prov 16:2
    73%

    2All a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, but the LORD evaluates the motives.

  • Hos 14:9
    73%

    9Concluding Exhortation Who is wise? Let him discern these things! Who is discerning? Let him understand them! For the ways of the LORD are right; the godly walk in them,but in them the rebellious stumble.

  • Jer 10:23
    73%

    23LORD, we know that people do not control their own destiny. It is not in their power to determine what will happen to them.

  • Prov 5:21
    73%

    21For the ways of a person are in front of the LORD’s eyes, and the LORD weighs all that person’s paths.

  • Prov 2:18
    73%

    18For she has set her house by death, and her paths by the place of the departed spirits.

  • Prov 14:8
    73%

    8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

  • Prov 12:26
    73%

    26The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Prov 19:16
    72%

    16The one who obeys commandments guards his life; the one who despises his ways will die.

  • Prov 19:3
    72%

    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Eccl 8:14
    72%

    14Here is another enigma that occurs on earth: Sometimes there are righteous people who get what the wicked deserve, and sometimes there are wicked people who get what the righteous deserve. I said,“This also is an enigma.”

  • Eccl 7:2
    72%

    2It is better to go to a funeral than a feast. For death is the destiny of every person, and the living should take this to heart.

  • Prov 12:5
    72%

    5The plans of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

  • Prov 15:19
    72%

    19The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is like a highway.

  • Prov 10:2
    72%

    2Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.

  • Rom 3:16
    72%

    16ruin and misery are in their paths,

  • Prov 14:15
    72%

    15A naive person will believe anything, but the shrewd person discerns his steps.

  • Eccl 7:17
    72%

    17Do not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool; otherwise you might die before your time.

  • Prov 10:16
    72%

    16The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

  • Prov 14:2
    72%

    2The one who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.

  • Prov 2:9
    72%

    9Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity– every good way.