There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
KJV
Parallel translations
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4 additional translationsASV
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.
WEB
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
YLT
There is a way--right before a man, And its latter end are ways of death.
DBT
There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof is the ways of death.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.