Proverbs 16:25
There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Proverbs 16:25 in other translations
| BSB | There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death. |
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| WEB | There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. |
| ASV | There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death. |
| YLT | There is a way right before a man, And its latter end--ways of death. |
| DARBY | There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof is the ways of death. |
| BBE | There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death. |
| Webster | There is a way that seemeth right to a man, but the end of it is the ways of death. |
What does Proverbs 16:25 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
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Proverbs 16:25 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 16:25
- Proverbs 14:12
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
- Proverbs 12:15
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
- 2 Corinthians 13:5
Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
- Proverbs 12:26
The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
- John 7:47-49
Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived? Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him? But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.
- Isaiah 28:15-19
Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves: Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste. Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place. And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it. …
- John 9:40
And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?
- Acts 26:9
I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
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Context
- Proverbs 16:24
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
- Proverbs 16:25
There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
- Proverbs 16:26
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
Proverbs 16:25 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Hay camino que parece derecho al hombre, mas su salida son caminos de muerte. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Il y a telle voie qui semble droite à un homme, mais des voies de mort en sont la fin. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da ist ein Weg, der einem Menschen gerade erscheint, aber sein Ende sind Wege des Todes. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Est via quæ videtur homini recta, et novissima ejus ducunt ad mortem. |