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


In Context

21 Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.

22 Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counselors they are established.

23 Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

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

25 Yahweh will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep the widow's borders intact.

26 Yahweh detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:24The path of life leads upward for the wise to keep him from going down to the grave.

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 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.