Proverbs 15:24
24 The path of life leads upward for the prudent to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.
Other Translations of Proverbs 15:24
King James Version
24 The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
English Standard Version
24 The path of life leads upward for the prudent, that he may turn away from Sheol beneath.
The Message
24 Life ascends to the heights for the thoughtful - it's a clean about-face from descent into hell.
New King James Version
24 The way of life winds upward for the wise, That he may turn away from hell below.
New Living Translation
24 The path of life leads upward for the wise; they leave the grave behind.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 15:24
Commentary on Proverbs 15:24
(Read Proverbs 15:24)
A good man sets his affections on things above; his way leads directly thither.