King James Version
Proverbs 16:25 in the King James Version says “There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 16 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.”
Proverbs 16:25 · KJV
The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips. teacheth: Heb. maketh wise
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb , sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him. He: Heb. The soul of him that craveth: Heb. boweth unto him
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire. An: Heb. A man of Belial
KJV Study — Public Domain
“There is”
H3426there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
“a way”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
“that seemeth”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“unto a man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“a way”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
“of death”
H4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
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