New Living Translation
Proverbs 15:24
24The path of life leads upward for the wise; they leave the grave behind.
Proverbs 15:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
- New International Version (NIV)The path of life leads upward for the prudent to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The path of life leads upward for the prudent, that he may turn away from Sheol beneath.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The way of life winds upward for the wise, That he may turn away from hell below.
Context of Proverbs 15:24
22Plans go wrong for lack of advice; many advisers bring success. 23Everyone enjoys a fitting reply; it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time! The path of life leads upward for the wise; they leave the grave behind. 25The Lord tears down the house of the proud, but he protects the property of widows. 26The Lord detests evil plans, but he delights in pure words.
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אֹ֣רַח חַ֭יִּים לְמַ֣עְלָה לְמַשְׂכִּ֑יל לְמַ֥עַן ס֝֗וּר מִשְּׁא֥וֹל מָֽטָּה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 15:24
- Proverbs 6:23For their command is a lamp and their instruction a light; their corrective discipline is the way to life.
- Psalms 16:11You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.
- Psalms 139:24Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.
- Jeremiah 21:8“Tell all the people, ‘This is what the Lord says: Take your choice of life or death!
- Matthew 7:14But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.
- John 14:6Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
- Philippians 3:20But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior.
- Colossians 3:1Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand.
- Proverbs 2:18Entering her house leads to death; it is the road to the grave.
- Proverbs 5:5Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave.
- Proverbs 7:27Her house is the road to the grave. Her bedroom is the den of death.
- Proverbs 9:8So don’t bother correcting mockers; they will only hate you. But correct the wise, and they will love you.
- Proverbs 23:14Physical discipline may well save them from death.
Commentaries on Proverbs 15:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24The way of life is above to the wise - There is a treble antithesis here: The way of the wise, and that of the fool. The one is above, the other below. 3. The one is of life, the other is of death.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Above beneath - The one path is all along upward, leading to the highest life. It rescues the “wise” from the other, which is all along downward, ending in the gloom of Sheol.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24Verse 24 A good man sets his affections on things above; his way leads directly thither.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24A wise person chooses life to avoid death.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. (Compare Col 3:2). Holy purposes prevent sinning, and so its evils.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 15
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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