Proverbs 14:12
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.
In context
9 Fools mock at the guilt offering, but the upright enjoy acceptance. 10 The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy. 11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. 12 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.
13 Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief. 14 The backslider in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways, and a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways. 15 The simple believes everything, but the prudent gives thought to his steps.
Compare in other versions
- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 14:12 in the KJV
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 14:12 in the NIV
There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.