Proverbs 14:12
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- 32 Heb “which is straight before a man.” The proverb recalls the ways of the adulterous woman in chapters 1–9, and so the translation of “man” is retained. The first line does not say that the “way” that seems right is “vice,” but the second line clarifies that. The individual can rationalize all he wants, but the result is still the same. The proverb warns that any evil activity can take any number of ways (plural) to destruction.
- 33 Heb “the ways of death” (so , ). This construct phrase features a genitive of destiny: “ways that lead to [or, end in] death.” Here death means ruin (e.g., Prov 7:27; 16:25). The adds “Hades,” but the verse seems to be concerned with events of this life.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
There is a way that seems right to a man,
but its end is the way to death.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
There is a way that appears to be right,
but in the end it leads to death.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
There is a way that seems right to a person,
but its end is the way to death.
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NLTNew Living Translation
There is a path before each person that seems right,
but it ends in death.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
There is a way that seems upright to a man,
but its end is the way of death.
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KJV 1900King James Version
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man,
But the end thereof are the ways of death.
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