Proverbs 15:24

World English Bible (2000)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 2:18 : 18 for her house leads down to death, her paths to the dead.
  • Phil 3:20 : 20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;
  • Col 3:1-2 : 1 If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.
  • Ps 16:11 : 11 You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forevermore. A Prayer by David.
  • Ps 139:24 : 24 See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.
  • Prov 5:5 : 5 Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.
  • Prov 6:23 : 23 For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
  • Prov 7:27 : 27 Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the rooms of death.
  • Prov 9:8 : 8 Don't reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
  • Prov 23:14 : 14 Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.
  • Jer 21:8 : 8 To this people you shall say, Thus says Yahweh: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
  • Matt 7:14 : 14 How narrow is the gate, and restricted is the way that leads to life! 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 13:14-15
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    14The teaching of the wise is a spring of life, to turn from the snares of death.

    15Good understanding wins favor; but the way of the unfaithful is hard.

  • Prov 16:16-17
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    16How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

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

  • Prov 14:12
    78%

    12There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

  • Prov 16:25
    77%

    25There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

  • Prov 12:28
    76%

    28In the way of righteousness is life; in its path there is no death.

  • Prov 15:10-11
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    76%

    10There is stern discipline for one who forsakes the way: whoever hates reproof shall die.

    11Sheol and Abaddon are before Yahweh-- how much more then the hearts of the children of men!

  • Prov 21:16
    76%

    16The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly of the dead.

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

    19None who go to her return again, neither do they attain to the paths of life:

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

  • Prov 14:8
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    8The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 14:27
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    27The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, turning people from the snares of death.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.

  • Prov 15:31
    74%

    31The ear that listens to reproof lives, and will be at home among the wise.

  • Prov 16:21-23
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    74%

    21The wise in heart shall be called prudent. Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.

    22Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly.

    23The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.

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

  • Prov 5:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.

    6She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn't know it.

  • Prov 22:5
    73%

    5Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: whoever guards his soul stays from them.

  • Prov 10:17
    73%

    17He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.

  • Prov 9:6
    73%

    6Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding."

  • Prov 12:15
    73%

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

  • Prov 17:24
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    24Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander 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 mirth.

  • Prov 14:15-16
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    73%

    15A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man carefully considers his ways.

    16A wise man fears, and shuns evil, but the fool is hotheaded and reckless.

  • Prov 15:23
    72%

    23Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

  • Prov 15:19
    72%

    19The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.

  • Prov 10:14
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    14Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

  • Prov 1:5
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    5that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:

  • Prov 14:32-33
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    32The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, and is even made known in the inward part of fools.

  • Prov 3:13
    72%

    13Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.

  • Prov 23:19
    72%

    19Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!

  • Prov 11:30
    72%

    30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.

  • Prov 15:2
    72%

    2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

  • Prov 4:15
    72%

    15Avoid it, and don't pass by it. Turn from it, and pass on.

  • Prov 19:23
    72%

    23The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment; he rests and will not be touched by trouble.

  • Job 28:28
    72%

    28To man he said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.'"

  • Prov 27:12
    71%

    12A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

  • Prov 10:9
    71%

    9He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

  • Prov 20:24
    71%

    24A man's steps are from Yahweh; how then can man understand his way?

  • Prov 21:22
    71%

    22A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and brings down the strength of its confidence.

  • Job 22:15
    71%

    15Will you keep the old way, which wicked men have trodden,

  • Prov 19:8
    71%

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