And Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will turn back to the house of David;
Proverbs 14:12 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition There is a way which seems right to a man and appears straight before him, but at the end of it is the way of death. American Standard Version (1901) There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death. Common English Bible There is a path that may seem straight to someone, but in the end it is a path to death. Catholic Public Domain Version There is a way which seems just to a man, but its conclusion leads to death. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version There is a way which seemeth just to a man: but the ends thereof lead to death. |
And Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will turn back to the house of David;
So the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold. And he said to the people, “You have gone up to Jerusalem long enough. Behold your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.
There are those who are pure in their own eyes but are not cleansed of their filth.
“Strive to enter by the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
But then what return did you get from the things of which you are now ashamed? The end of those things is death.
For if any one thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for it is because of these things that the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.