Verse Comparison: Proverbs 15:24
American Standard Version
To the wise the way of life `goeth' upward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath.
Amplified® Bible
The path of the wise leads upward to life, that he may avoid [the gloom] in the depths of Sheol (Hades, the place of the dead).
Contemporary English Version
All who are wise follow a road that leads upward to life and away from death.
Darby English Version
The path of life is upwards for the wise, that he may depart from Sheol beneath.
Good News Bible
Wise people walk the road that leads upward to life, not the road that leads downward to death.
King James Version
The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
New American Standard Bible
The path of life {leads} upward for the wise That he may keep away from Sheol below.
New International Version
The path of life leads upward for the wise
to keep him from going down to the grave.
New King James Version
The way of life winds upward for the wise,
That he may turn away from hell below.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The path of life leads upward for the wise That he may keep away from Sheol below.
Revised Standard Version
The wise man's path leads upward to life, that he may avoid Sheol beneath.
Young's Literal Translation
A path of life `is' on high for the wise, To turn aside from Sheol beneath.
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