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Proverbs 15:24

World English Bible

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

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Proverbs 15:24 in other translations

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

Proverbs 15:24 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 15:24 in context

  1. 22Where there is no counsel, plans fail;
    but in a multitude of counselors they are established.
  2. 23Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth.
    How good is a word at the right time!
  3. 24The path of life leads upward for the wise,
    to keep him from going downward to Sheol.
  4. 25Yahweh will uproot the house of the proud,
    but he will keep the widow’s borders intact.
  5. 26Yahweh detests the thoughts of the wicked,
    but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.