24The path of life leads upward for the wise to keep him from going down to the grave.


In Context

21 Folly delights a man who lacks judgment, but a man of understanding keeps a straight course.

22 Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

23 A man finds joy in giving an apt reply- and how good is a timely word!

24 The path of life leads upward for the wise to keep him from going down to the grave.

25 The Lord tears down the proud man's house but he keeps the widow's boundaries intact.

26 The Lord detests the thoughts of the wicked, but those of the pure are pleasing to him.

Proverbs 15:24 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:24The way of life [is] above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:24The path of life is above for the wise, that he may decline from the lowest hell.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:24To the wise the way of life goeth upward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:24The path of life is upwards for the wise, that he may depart from Sheol beneath.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:24To the wise the way of life goeth upward, that he may depart from Sheol beneath.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:24The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:24The path of life leads upward for the wise, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:24A path of life is on high for the wise, To turn aside from Sheol beneath.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:24The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.