World English Bible
Proverbs 15:24
“The path of life leads upward for the wise, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 15
22
Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counselors they are established.
23
Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!
24
The path of life leads upward for the wise, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.
25
Yahweh will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep the widow's borders intact.
26
Yahweh detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.