Proverbs 16:25

Proverbs 16:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
• English Standard Version (ESV)There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.
• New King James Version (NKJV)There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.
• New Living Translation (NLT)There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.

Context of Proverbs 16:25

23The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction. 24Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death. 26The appetite of laborers works for them; their hunger drives them on. 27A scoundrel plots evil, and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.

Proverbs 16:25 word by word

יֵ֤שׁ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יָ֭שָׁר לִפְנֵי־אִ֑ישׁ וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּ דַּרְכֵי־מָֽוֶת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• There isיֵשׁyêsh · thereH3426
• a wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• that seemeth rightיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
• untoפָּנֶהpânîym · face ofH6440
• a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• but the endאַחֲרִית'achărîyth · endH319
• of deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194

Cross-references for Proverbs 16:25

• Proverbs 12:26The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
• Proverbs 14:12There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.
• Isaiah 28:15You boast, “We have entered into a covenant with death, with the realm of the dead we have made an agreement. When an overwhelming scourge sweeps by, it cannot touch us, for we have made a lie our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.”
• John 7:47“You mean he has deceived you also?” the Pharisees retorted.
• John 9:40Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, “What? Are we blind too?”
• Acts 26:9“I too was convinced that I ought to do all that was possible to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
• 2 Corinthians 13:5Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you—unless, of course, you fail the test?

Commentaries on Proverbs 16:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25There is a way that seemeth right - This whole verse is precisely the same as that Proverbs 14:12.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25Verse 25 This is caution to all, to take heed of deceiving themselves as to their souls.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25This saying is repeated in Proverbs 14:12.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. (Compare Pr 14:2).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 16:25

• Confidence
• Conscience
• Wicked (People)
• Wisdom

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Commentaries on Proverbs 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings