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


In Context

9 Fools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good will.

10 The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger.

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

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

13 Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness.

14 The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

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