Proverbs 14:12
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
BSB
ASV
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.
KJV
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
We read in Proverbs, "There is a way that seems just to men, yet the end of it leads to the depths of hades." You see, ignorance is also clearly condemned in this text, since man thinks otherwise and he falls into hades, seemingly having the truth. "There are many thoughts," he says, "in the heart of man." But still, it is not his will, which is uncertain and doubtful and changeable, that prevails but the counsel of God.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Galatians 6:3If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
leads to
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
The one who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know.
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure…
Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.
Through
Luke 13:24“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.
leads to
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,
Through
Proverbs 12:15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.
leads to
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.