Proverbs 15:24 - The Scriptures 1998 The path of life is upward for the wise, To turn away from the grave below. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The way of life is above to the wise, That he may depart from hell beneath. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The path of the wise leads upward to life, that he may avoid [the gloom] in the depths of Sheol (Hades, the place of the dead). [Phil. 3:20; Col. 3:1, 2.] American Standard Version (1901) To the wise the way of life goeth upward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath. Common English Bible For those with insight, life is an upward path, avoiding the grave below. Catholic Public Domain Version The path of life is for the wise above, so that he may turn away from the end of Hell. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The path of life is above for the wise, that he may decline from the lowest hell. |