Proverbs 16:25

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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 14:12 : 12 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.
  • Prov 12:26 : 26 The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
  • Acts 26:9 : 9 Of course, I myself was convinced that it was necessary to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.
  • 2 Cor 13:5 : 5 Put yourselves to the test to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize regarding yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you– unless, indeed, you fail the test!
  • Isa 28:15-19 : 15 For you say,“We have made a treaty with death, with Sheol we have made an agreement. When the overwhelming judgment sweeps by it will not reach us. For we have made a lie our refuge, we have hidden ourselves in a deceitful word.” 16 Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD, says:“Look, I am laying a stone in Zion, an approved stone, set in place as a precious cornerstone for the foundation. The one who maintains his faith will not panic. 17 I will make justice the measuring line, fairness the plumb line; hail will sweep away the unreliable refuge, the floodwaters will overwhelm the hiding place. 18 Your treaty with death will be dissolved; your agreement with Sheol will not last. When the overwhelming judgment sweeps by, you will be overrun by it. 19 Whenever it sweeps by, it will overtake you; indeed, every morning it will sweep by, it will come through during the day and the night.” When this announcement is understood, it will cause nothing but terror.
  • John 7:47-49 : 47 Then the Pharisees answered,“You haven’t been deceived too, have you? 48 None of the members of the ruling council or the Pharisees have believed in him, have they? 49 But this rabble who do not know the law are accursed!”
  • John 9:40 : 40 Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard this and asked him,“We are not blind too, are we?”

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:12-13
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    12There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.

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

  • Prov 12:28
    80%

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

  • Prov 15:24
    77%

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

  • Prov 12:15
    75%

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

  • Prov 11:19
    75%

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

  • Prov 21:16
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    16The one who wanders from the way of wisdom will end up in the company of the departed.

  • Prov 21:2
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    2All of a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, but the LORD evaluates his thoughts.

  • Prov 16:8-9
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    8Better to have a little with righteousness than to have abundant income without justice.

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

  • Prov 16:17-18
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    17The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; the one who guards his way safeguards his life.

    18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

  • Prov 16:1-2
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    1The intentions of the heart belong to a man, but the answer of the tongue comes from the LORD.

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

  • Prov 19:16
    74%

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

  • Prov 15:10
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    10Severe discipline is for the one who abandons the way; the one who hates reproof will die.

  • 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 16:24
    73%

    24Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

  • Ezek 18:26
    73%

    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 21:8
    72%

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

  • Prov 16:26
    72%

    26A laborer’s appetite has labored for him, for his hunger has pressed him to work.

  • Prov 20:24
    72%

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

  • Jer 10:23
    72%

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

  • Eccl 7:15-16
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    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.

    16So do not be excessively righteous or excessively wise; otherwise you might be disappointed.

  • Prov 10:16-17
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    16The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

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

  • 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 11:4-5
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    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.

  • Prov 5:21
    71%

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

  • 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.

  • Ezek 33:18
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    18When a righteous man turns from his godliness and commits iniquity, he will die for it.

  • Prov 5:23
    71%

    23He will die because there was no discipline; because of the greatness of his folly he will reel.

  • Job 5:27
    71%

    27Look, we have investigated this, so it is true. Hear it, and apply it for your own good.”

  • 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 10:2
    71%

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

  • Prov 3:17
    71%

    17Her ways are very pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.

  • Prov 8:36
    71%

    36But the one who misses me brings harm to himself; all who hate me love death."

  • Prov 5:6
    70%

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

  • Prov 19:3
    70%

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

  • Prov 14:8
    70%

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

  • Prov 14:15
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    15A naive person will believe anything, but the shrewd person discerns his steps.

  • Prov 12:26
    70%

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

  • Prov 7:25
    70%

    25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways– do not wander into her pathways;

  • Prov 14:32
    70%

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

  • Ps 1:6
    70%

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