Proverbs 15:24

Proverbs 15:24 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

24The path of life leads upward for the prudent

to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.

24The path of life leads upward for the wise,

So that he may keep away from 15:24 I.e., the netherworldSheol below.

24The path of life leads upward for the wise

That he may keep away from Sheol below.

24The [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]

24The path of life leads upward for the wise,

that he may avoid going down to Sheol.

24The path of life leads up for those who are wise.

It keeps them from going down to the place of the dead.