Verse
Proverbs 14:12 — There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof…
“There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.”
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The verses around Proverbs 14:12.
10The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
11The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
12There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
13Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
14The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
Verse explanation
The phrase repeats almost word for word in 16:25, which shows it was a well-established saying in the wisdom tradition of the time, deliberately repeated across different collections. The warning is against trusting too much in one’s own judgment of what seems right, without checking where that path actually leads.
From the Proverbs 14 study in Bible in Stories.
Proverbs 14:12 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Ha caminho que ao homem parece direito, mas o fim d'elle são os caminhos da morte.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Há um caminho que [parece] correto para o homem, porém o fim dele são caminhos de morte.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Hay camino que parece bueno pero al final es camino de muerte.
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