Proverbs 14:12

Modern

There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

Traditional

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

Literal

There is a way right before the face of a man, and its end is the way of death.

Latin

Est via quæ videtur homini justa, novissima autem ejus deducunt ad mortem.

Hebrew

English

There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

The best choice may not always appear correct at first glance (see Matthew 7:13–14). See the parallel passage in Proverbs 16:25

Proverbs 16:25
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
Matthew 7:13–14
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
Proverbs 12:15
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.
Galatians 6:3
If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
Luke 13:24
“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.
Romans 6:21
What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.
Proverbs 30:12
There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth.
James 1:22
Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
Ephesians 5:6
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.