Proverbs 16:25 (LXX) Salem Media Group. 1 decade ago. Understand the meaning of Proverbs 16:25 using all available Bible versions and commentary. All the disposal of Providence concerning our affairs, we must look upon to be the determining what we referred to God; and we must be reconciled to them accordingly. Change Language {{#items}} {{local_title}} There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. - New American Standard Version (1995) There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death. Read verse in Jubilee Bible 2000 taketh a city--that is, by fighting. It is a very rural area that relies heavily on agriculture; much of it small family farms. There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. This teaches us that we are not sufficient of ourselves to think or speak any thing wise and good. Four: A WRONG CHOICE CAN LEAD TO DEATH !! Lv 7. 5 Answers. There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. 12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. Pastor Chris Beamer from Centinela Baptist Church in the LAX area of Los Angeles opens this Proverb up to us exegetically and practically. There is a way that seemeth right unto a man.] There is a way that may seem right to a man. There is a way that seemeth right vnto a man; but the end thereof are the wayes of death. Verse 25 . Proverbs 15. Diligence is a duty due to one's self, for his wants require labor. Verse 33 . "There is a away that seems right unto a man; but the end thereof are the ways of death" Proverbs 16:25. Proverbs 16:25 (CSB) Proverbs 16:25 (WYC) A way there is that seemeth rightful to a man (There is a way that seemeth right to someone); and the last things thereof lead to death. There is a way that may seem right to a man. 16:25. . “25 In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.” Judg. Let us therefore enquire for this one way, what is it? In driving an automobile -- a wrong choice can lead to death. Proverbs 14:12 in all English translations. It is remarkable that the text speaks of one way, there is a way that seemeth right to a man. Verse 4 . . There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death. He that has all hearts in his hand, can make a man's enemies to be at peace with him. It is a very rural area that relies heavily on agriculture; much of it small family farms. Sometimes there is a way that seems to be right, but in the end it is the way to death. - New American Standard Version (1995) There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death. There are ways that seem to be right to a man, but the end of them looks to the depth of hell. Sin comes clothed with a show of reason; [Exodus 1:10] and lust will so blear the understanding, that he shall think that there … 12. Let's focus our attention on verse 12 of our scripture text above: There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. Article Images Copyright © 2021 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. . . Read full chapter. Verse 32 . All rights reserved. (Compare Proverbs 20:29 ). Cancel. Rely on God for success to your lawful purposes. Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death. his work--that is, what He has ordered, and hence should be observed by men. you are not reading the bible exegetically.I know. Proverbs 16:25 (RSVA) The wise man's self-knowledge, always suggests something proper to be spoken to others. Religion is man's preoccupation with his own spirituality, which is himself. This is so, in respect to physical death. Verse 8 . Verse 21 . ¶ There is a way that seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. There is a way which seems right to a man and appears straight before him, But its end is the way of death. ? 12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. You abolish God's word and law, because God's word doesn't seem like the right way to you. There is a way that seemeth right to a man, but the end of it [is] the ways of death. (Compare Proverbs 15:26 ). The highway--A common, plain road represents the habitual course of the righteous in departing from evil. 17. - King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan There is a way {which seems} right to a man, But its end is the way of death. So now, let's go back and look at the last half of Proverbs 21:2. A path that seems right to a man, but eventually it ends in death by the Rev thereof the! Make a man, but its end is the way to death. your lawful purposes 3:6.! 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