King James Version
Proverbs 15:24 in the King James Version says “The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 15 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.”
Proverbs 15:24 · KJV
Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it! due: Heb. his season
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.
The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words. pleasant: Heb. words of pleasantness
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of life”
H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
“is above”
H4605properly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc
“to the wise”
H7919to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
properly, heed, i.e., purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
“from hell”
H7585hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
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