Proverbs 15:24 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אֹ֣רַח	'O.rach	[the] path of	H734 →
חַ֭יִּים	Chai.yim	life	H2416 →
לְמַ֣עְלָה	le.Ma'.lah	[is] <to> upwards <towards>	H4605 →
לְמַשְׂכִּ֑יל	le.mas.Kil	for [one who] acts prudently	H7919 →
לְמַ֥עַן	le.Ma.'an	so as	H4616 →
ס֝֗וּר	Sur	to turn aside	H5493 →
מִשְּׁא֥וֹל	mi.she.'ol	from Sheol	H7585 →
מָֽטָּה׃	Ma.tah	beneath	H4295 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

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
Psalms 16:11
You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
leads to
- Acts 2:28
  You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’
- Jude 1:24
  Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—
- Psalms 36:7–8
  How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!
- Revelation 7:15–17
  For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.
Through
Philippians 3:20
But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
leads to
- Ephesians 2:19
  Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,
- Colossians 3:1–3
  Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
Through
Matthew 7:14
But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.
leads to
- Luke 13:23–30
  “Lord,” someone asked Him, “will only a few people be saved?” Jesus answered,
- Matthew 22:14
  For many are called, but few are chosen.”

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Colossians 3:1–2Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.Colossians 3:1Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.Psalms 16:11You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.Matthew 7:14But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.Jeremiah 21:8Furthermore, you are to tell this people that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.Philippians 3:20But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,John 14:6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.Proverbs 23:14Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.Psalms 139:24See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way everlasting.Proverbs 28:5Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.Proverbs 9:8Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.Proverbs 7:27Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.Proverbs 6:23For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,Proverbs 5:5Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to Sheol.Proverbs 2:18For her house sinks down to death, and her tracks to the departed spirits.Psalms 71:19Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God, You who have done great things. Who, O God, is like You?Proverbs 8:9They are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge.Proverbs 24:7Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.

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