Proverbs 15:24-25
Proverbs 15:24-25 The Message (MSG)
Life ascends to the heights for the thoughtful— it’s a clean about-face from descent into hell. GOD smashes the pretensions of the arrogant; he stands with those who have no standing.
Proverbs 15:24-25 King James Version (KJV)
The way of life is above to the wise, That he may depart from hell beneath. The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: But he will establish the border of the widow.
Proverbs 15:24-25 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The path of life leads upward for the wise That he may keep away from Sheol below. The LORD will tear down the house of the proud, But He will establish the boundary of the widow.
Proverbs 15:24-25 New Century Version (NCV)
Wise people’s lives get better and better. They avoid whatever would cause their death. The LORD will tear down the proud person’s house, but he will protect the widow’s property.
Proverbs 15:24-25 American Standard Version (ASV)
To the wise the way of life goeth upward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath. Jehovah will root up the house of the proud; But he will establish the border of the widow.
Proverbs 15:24-25 New International Version (NIV)
The path of life leads upward for the prudent to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead. The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but he sets the widow’s boundary stones in place.
Proverbs 15:24-25 New King James Version (NKJV)
The way of life winds upward for the wise, That he may turn away from hell below. The LORD will destroy the house of the proud, But He will establish the boundary of the widow.
Proverbs 15:24-25 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The [chosen] path of life leads upward for the wise, That he may keep away from Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) below. [Phil 3:20; Col 3:1, 2] The LORD will tear down the house of the proud and arrogant (self-righteous), But He will establish and protect the boundaries [of the land] of the [godly] widow.
Proverbs 15:24-25 New Living Translation (NLT)
The path of life leads upward for the wise; they leave the grave behind. The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but he protects the property of widows.
Proverbs 15:24-25 The Passion Translation (TPT)
The life-paths of the prudent lift them progressively heavenward, delivering them from the death spirals that keep tugging them downward. The Lord champions the widow’s cause, but watch him as he smashes down the houses of the haughty!