Proverbs 16:25

Modern

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

Traditional

There is a way that 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 recta, et novissima ejus ducunt ad mortem.

Hebrew

English

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

This saying is repeated in Proverbs 14:12.

Proverbs 14:12
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
2 Corinthians 13:5
Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you fail the test?
Proverbs 12:15
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.
Proverbs 12:26
A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.
Isaiah 28:15–19
For you said, “We have made a covenant with death; we have fashioned an agreement with Sheol. When the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not touch us, because we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.”
John 7:47–49
“Have you also been deceived?” replied the Pharisees.
Acts 26:9
So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
John 9:40
Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”