Proverbs 14:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Prov 16:25 : 25 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.
Prov 12:15 : 15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.
Matt 7:13-14 : 13 Enter ye in by the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many are they that enter in thereby. 14 For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few are they that find it.
Jas 1:22 : 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.
Gal 6:3 : 3 For if a man thinketh himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
Rom 6:21 : 21 What fruit then had ye at that time in the things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
Eph 5:6 : 6 Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.
Luke 13:24 : 24 Strive to enter in by the narrow door: for many, I say unto you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
Prov 30:12 : 12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, And [yet] are not washed from their filthiness.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Prov 16:25
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25There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.
Prov 12:28
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28In the way of righteousness is life; And in the pathway thereof there is no death.
Prov 14:13
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13Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness.
Prov 15:24
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24To the wise the way of life [goeth] upward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath.
Prov 12:15
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15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.
Prov 21:2
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2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the hearts.
Prov 11:19
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19He that is stedfast in righteousness [shall attain] unto life; And he that pursueth evil [doeth it] to his own death.
Prov 21:16
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16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding Shall rest in the assembly of the dead.
Prov 21:8
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8The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as for the pure, his work is right.
Prov 2:20
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20That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.
Prov 16:17
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17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Eccl 7:15
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15All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth [his life] in his evil-doing.
Prov 16:9
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9A man's heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.
Prov 13:14-15
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74%
14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.
15Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard.
Prov 14:11
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11The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; But the tent of the upright shall flourish.
Prov 14:32
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32The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.
Ps 1:6
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6For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish.
Prov 15:9-11
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9The way of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
10There is grievous correction for him that forsaketh the way; [And] he that hateth reproof shall die.
11Sheol and Abaddon are before Jehovah: How much more then the hearts of the children of men!
Prov 11:3-5
3 verses
74%
3The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
4Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death.
5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
Ezek 18:26
74%
26When the righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth therein; in his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.
Prov 20:24
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24A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?
Prov 10:9
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9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
Prov 10:29
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29The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
Prov 13:6
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6Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
Ezek 33:18
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18When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die therein.
Prov 16:2
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2All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.
Hos 14:9
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9Who is wise, that he may understand these things? prudent, that he may know them? for the ways of Jehovah are right, and the just shall walk in them; but transgressors shall fall therein.
Jer 10:23
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23O Jehovah, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
Prov 5:21
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21For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah; And he maketh level all his paths.
Prov 2:18
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18For her house inclineth unto death, And her paths unto the dead;
Prov 14:8
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8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.
Prov 12:26
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26The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.
Prov 19:16
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16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; [But] he that is careless of his ways shall die.
Prov 19:3
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3The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.
Eccl 8:14
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14There is a vanity which is done upon the earth, that there are righteous men unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there are wicked men to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.
Eccl 7:2
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2It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
Prov 12:5
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5The thoughts of the righteous are just; [But] the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
Prov 15:19
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19The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.
Prov 10:2
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2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death.
Rom 3:16
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16Destruction and misery are in their ways;
Prov 14:15
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15The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going.
Eccl 7:17
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17Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
Prov 10:16
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16The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.
Prov 14:2
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2He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
Prov 2:9
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9Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, [yea], every good path.