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


In Context

9 Fools mock at making amends for sin, but goodwill is found among the upright.

10 Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy.

11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

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

13 Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in grief.

14 The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways, and the good man rewarded for his.

Proverbs 14:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:12There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:12There is a way which seemeth just to a man: but the ends thereof lead to death.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:12There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:12There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof is the ways of death.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:12There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:12There is a way which seemeth right to a man, but the end of it are the ways of death.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:12There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:12There is a way — right before a man, And its latter end are ways of death.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:12There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.