Proverbs 16:25
in Proverbs 16There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
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 that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
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This verse in Proverbs 16
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThere is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. The same is said in Pro 14:12, and is here repeated because of the excellence, importance, and usefulness of the observation, and to excite an attention to it; that men may be more diligent to look into their ways, and be more cautious where and how they walk, and be more considerate and thoughtful of the issue of them. See Gill on Pro 14:12.
This site's exposition
There is a way that seems right to a man
“There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death” repeats 14:12 word for word. Franz Delitzsch notes that the collection allows such repeats on purpose, since sayings meant to be memorized gain by returning to their hardest lessons.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
There is a way that seemeth right - This whole verse is precisely the same as that Pro 14:12.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יֵ֤שׁ | yesh | there | H3426 → | 140 times |
| דֶּ֣רֶךְ | derekh | [is] a way | H1870 → | 707 times |
| יָ֭שָׁר | yashor | right | H3477 → | 119 times |
| לִפְנֵי־ | lifnei- | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| אִ֑ישׁ | ʾish | a person | H376 → | 1663 times |
| וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּ | veacharitah | and end its | H319 → | 61 times |
| דַּרְכֵי־ | darkhei- | [is] [the] ways of | H1870 → | 707 times |
| מָֽוֶת׃ | mavet | death | H4194 → | 156 times |
יֵ֤שׁthere
yeshH3426 →140 times
דֶּ֣רֶךְ[is] a way
derekhH1870 →707 times
יָ֭שָׁרright
yashorH3477 →119 times
לִפְנֵי־<to> before
lifnei-H6440 →2123 times
אִ֑ישׁa person
ʾishH376 →1663 times
וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּand end its
veacharitahH319 →61 times
דַּרְכֵי־[is] [the] ways of
darkhei-H1870 →707 times
מָֽוֶת׃death
mavetH4194 →156 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Corinthians 13:5Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Can’t you see for yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you actually fail the test?
it leads to
- Lamentations 3:40
Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD.
- 1 Corinthians 11:28
Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.
- Psalms 139:23–24
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.
- 1 Corinthians 9:27
No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
- Revelation 2:5
Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from…
- Lamentations 3:40
Through
Proverbs 14:12There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
it leads to
- Matthew 7:13–14
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
- Proverbs 12:15
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.
- Galatians 6:3
If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
- Matthew 7:13–14
Where this verse is studied
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About Proverbs
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Proverbs of Solomon; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.