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Proverbs 14:12

World English Bible

There is a way which seems right to a man,
but in the end it leads to death.

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Proverbs 14:12 in other translations

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.

Proverbs 14:12 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 14:12 in context

  1. 10The heart knows its own bitterness and joy;
    he will not share these with a stranger.
  2. 11The house of the wicked will be overthrown,
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.
  3. 12There is a way which seems right to a man,
    but in the end it leads to death.
  4. 13Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful,
    and mirth may end in heaviness.
  5. 14The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways;
    likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.