Proverbs 15:24

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 2:18 : 18 For she has set her house by death, and her paths by the place of the departed spirits.
  • Phil 3:20 : 20 But our citizenship is in heaven– and we also eagerly await a savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
  • Col 3:1-2 : 1 Exhortations to Seek the Things Above Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Keep thinking about things above, not things on the earth,
  • Ps 16:11 : 11 You lead me in the path of life; I experience absolute joy in your presence; you always give me sheer delight.
  • Ps 139:24 : 24 See if there is any idolatrous way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way!
  • Prov 5:5 : 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave.
  • Prov 6:23 : 23 For the commandments are like a lamp, instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,
  • Prov 7:27 : 27 Her house is the way to the grave, going down to the chambers of death.
  • Prov 9:8 : 8 Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person and he will love you.
  • Prov 23:14 : 14 If you strike him with the rod, you will deliver him from death.
  • Jer 21:8 : 8 “But tell the people of Jerusalem that the LORD says,‘I will give you a choice between two courses of action. One will result in life; the other will result in death.
  • Matt 7:14 : 14 How narrow is the gate and difficult the way that leads to life, and there are few who find it!
  • John 14:6 : 6 Jesus replied,“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 13:14-15
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    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 16:16-17
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    79%

    16How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold; to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.

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

  • Prov 14:12
    78%

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

  • Prov 16:25
    77%

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

  • Prov 12:28
    76%

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

  • Prov 15:10-11
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    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 21:16
    76%

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

  • Prov 2:18-20
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    18For she has set her house by death, and her paths by the place of the departed spirits.

    19None who go in to her will return, nor will they reach the paths of life.

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

  • Prov 14:8
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    8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

  • Prov 14:27
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    27The fear of the LORD is like a life-giving fountain, to turn people from deadly snares.

  • Prov 15:21
    74%

    21Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

  • Prov 15:31
    74%

    31The person who hears the reproof that leads to life is at home among the wise.

  • Prov 16:21-23
    3 verses
    74%

    21The one who is wise in heart is called discerning, and kind speech increases persuasiveness.

    22Insight is like a life-giving fountain to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools.

    23A wise person’s heart makes his speech wise and it adds persuasiveness to his words.

  • Prov 7:27
    74%

    27Her house is the way to the grave, going down to the chambers of death.

  • Prov 5:5-6
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    73%

    5Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave.

    6Lest she should make level the path leading to life, her paths have wandered, but she is not able to discern it.

  • Prov 22:5
    73%

    5Thorns and snares are in the path of the perverse, but the one who guards himself keeps far from them.

  • Prov 10:17
    73%

    17The one who heeds instruction is on the way to life, but the one who rejects rebuke goes astray.

  • Prov 9:6
    73%

    6Abandon your foolish ways so that you may live, and proceed in the way of understanding.”

  • Prov 12:15
    73%

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

  • Prov 17:24
    73%

    24Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.

  • Eccl 7:4
    73%

    4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking.

  • Prov 14:15-16
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    73%

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

    16A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

  • Prov 15:23
    72%

    23A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer, and a word at the right time– how good it is!

  • 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 10:14
    72%

    14Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.

  • Prov 1:5
    72%

    5(Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)

  • Prov 14:32-33
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    32An evil person will be thrown down through his wickedness, but a righteous person takes refuge in his integrity.

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.

  • Prov 3:13
    72%

    13Blessings of Obtaining Wisdom Blessed is the one who has found wisdom, and the one who obtains understanding.

  • Prov 23:19
    72%

    19Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.

  • Prov 11:30
    72%

    30The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.

  • Prov 15:2
    72%

    2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

  • Prov 4:15
    72%

    15Avoid it, do not go on it; turn away from it, and go on.

  • Prov 19:23
    72%

    23Fearing the LORD leads to life, and one who does so will live satisfied; he will not be afflicted by calamity.

  • Job 28:28
    72%

    28And he said to mankind,‘The fear of the LORD– that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

  • Prov 27:12
    71%

    12A shrewd person saw danger–he hid himself; the naive passed right on by– they had to pay for it.

  • Prov 10:9
    71%

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

  • Prov 20:24
    71%

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

  • Prov 21:22
    71%

    22A wise man went up against the city of the mighty and brought down the stronghold in which they trust.

  • Job 22:15
    71%

    15Will you keep to the old path that evil men have walked–

  • Prov 19:8
    71%

    8The one who acquires understanding loves himself; the one who preserves understanding will prosper.