Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The path of life leads upward for the prudent to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead. New Living Translation The path of life leads upward for the wise; they leave the grave behind. English Standard Version The path of life leads upward for the prudent, that he may turn away from Sheol beneath. Berean Standard Bible The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol. King James Bible The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath. New King James Version The way of life winds upward for the wise, That he may turn away from hell below. New American Standard Bible The path of life leads upward for the wise, So that he may keep away from Sheol below. NASB 1995 The path of life leads upward for the wise That he may keep away from Sheol below. NASB 1977 The path of life leads upward for the wise, That he may keep away from Sheol below. Legacy Standard Bible The path of life leads upward for the one who has insight That he may turn away from Sheol below. Amplified Bible The [chosen] path of life leads upward for the wise, That he may keep away from Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) below. Christian Standard Bible For the prudent the path of life leads upward, so that he may avoid going down to Sheol. Holman Christian Standard Bible For the discerning the path of life leads upward, so that he may avoid going down to Sheol. American Standard Version To the wise the way of life goeth upward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The Way of Life is an ascent to the understanding one, to turn away from Sheol beneath. Brenton Septuagint Translation The thoughts of the wise are ways of life, that he may turn aside and escape from hell. Contemporary English Version All who are wise follow a road that leads upward to life and away from death. Douay-Rheims Bible The path of life is above for the wise, that he may decline from the lowest hell. English Revised Version To the wise the way of life goeth upward, that he may depart from Sheol beneath. GOD'S WORD® Translation The path of life for a wise person leads upward in order to turn him away from hell below. Good News Translation Wise people walk the road that leads upward to life, not the road that leads downward to death. International Standard Version The way of life leads upward for the wise so he may avoid Sheol below. JPS Tanakh 1917 The path of life goeth upward for the wise, that he may depart from the nether-world beneath. Literal Standard Version A path of life [is] on high for the wise, | To turn aside from Sheol beneath. Majority Standard Bible The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol. New American Bible The path of life leads upward for the prudent, turning them from Sheol below. NET Bible The path of life is upward for the wise person, to keep him from going downward to Sheol. New Revised Standard Version For the wise the path of life leads upward, in order to avoid Sheol below. New Heart English Bible The path of life leads upward for the wise, to keep him from going downward to Sheol. Webster's Bible Translation The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath. World English Bible The path of life leads upward for the wise, to keep him from going downward to Sheol. Young's Literal Translation A path of life is on high for the wise, To turn aside from Sheol beneath. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Gentle Answer Turns Away Wrath…23A man takes joy in a fitting reply—and how good is a timely word! 24The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol. 25The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but He protects the boundaries of the widow.… Cross References Deuteronomy 32:22 For a fire has been kindled by My anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and scorches the foundations of the mountains. Proverbs 4:18 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday. Treasury of Scripture The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath. way Proverbs 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: Psalm 16:11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 139:24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. above Philippians 3:20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Colossians 3:1,2 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God… that Proverbs 2:18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead. Proverbs 5:5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. Proverbs 7:27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death. Jump to Previous Acting Avoid Below Beneath Depart Downward Grave Guiding Hell High Life Nether-World Path Sheol Turn Underworld Upward Upwards Way Wise WiselyJump to Next Acting Avoid Below Beneath Depart Downward Grave Guiding Hell High Life Nether-World Path Sheol Turn Underworld Upward Upwards Way Wise WiselyProverbs 15 1. A gentle answer turns away wrath(24) The way of life is above to the wise.--These words sound like a faint echo of such passages as Philippians 3:20; Colossians 3:1-2, though the writer's meaning may only have been that the wise man who fears the Lord (Proverbs 1:7) is rewarded with long life on earth (Proverbs 3:16), and escapes death and hell (Proverbs 2:18-19). Comp. Isaiah 38:18-19. . . . Verse 24. - The way of life is above to the wise; Revised Version, to the wise the way of life goeth upward. The writer means primarily that the wise and good lead such a life as to preserve them from death (Proverbs 14:32). The path may be steep and painful, but at any rate it has this compensation - it leads away from destruction. It is obvious to read into the passage higher teaching. The good man's path leads heavenward, to a high life here, to happiness hereafter; his conversation is in heaven (Philippians 3:20), his affections are set on things above (Colossians 3:2). Such an upward life tends to material and spiritual health, as it is added, that he may depart from hell (SheoI) beneath. Primarily, a long and happy life is promised to the man who fears the Lord, as in Proverbs 3:16; secondarily, such a one avoids that downward course which ends in the darkness of hell. Vulgate, "The path of life is above the instructed man, to make him avoid the nethermost (novissimo) hell;" Septuagint, "The thoughts of the prudent man are the ways of life, that turning from Hades he may be safe." Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The pathאֹ֣רַח (’ō·raḥ) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 734: A well-trodden road, a caravan of life חַ֭יִּים (ḥay·yîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life [leads] upward לְמַ֣עְלָה (lə·ma‘·lāh) Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular Strong's 4605: The upper part, with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top for the wise, לְמַשְׂכִּ֑יל (lə·maś·kîl) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7919: To be, circumspect, intelligent that לְמַ֥עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent he may avoid ס֝֗וּר (sūr) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5493: To turn aside going down מָֽטָּה׃ (māṭ·ṭāh) Adverb Strong's 4295: Downward, below, beneath to Sheol. מִשְּׁא֥וֹל (miš·šə·’ō·wl) Preposition-m | Noun - common singular Strong's 7585: Underworld (place to which people descend at death) Links Proverbs 15:24 NIVProverbs 15:24 NLT Proverbs 15:24 ESV Proverbs 15:24 NASB Proverbs 15:24 KJV Proverbs 15:24 BibleApps.com Proverbs 15:24 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 15:24 Chinese Bible Proverbs 15:24 French Bible Proverbs 15:24 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 15:24 The path of life leads upward (Prov. 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