Proverbs 15:24
Compared across 30 translations
English
The [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.
The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
Life ascends to the heights for the thoughtful— it’s a clean about-face from descent into hell.
The path of life leads upward for the wiseThat he may keep away from [r]Sheol below.
The path of life leads up for those who are wise. It keeps them from going down to the place of the dead.
The path of life leads upward for the prudent to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.
The path of life leads upward for the prudent to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.
The path of life leads upward for the wise; they leave the grave[c] behind.
Arabic
طَرِيقُ الإِنْسَانِ الْحَكِيمِ تَرْتَقِي بِهِ صُعُوداً نَحْوَ الْحَيَاةِ، لِكَيْ يَتَفَادَى الْهَاوِيَةَ مِنْ تَحْتُ.
Danish
Den vise vælger vejen til et godt liv frem for vejen til en ynkelig død.
German
Wer klug ist, folgt dem Weg aufwärts zum Leben; er meidet den Weg hinab ins Verderben.
Spanish
El sabio sube por el sendero de vida, para librarse de caer en el sepulcro.
El sabio sube por el sendero de vida, para librarse de caer en el sepulcro.
French
L’homme avisé suit le sentier qui mène en haut vers la vieet qui le fait échapper au séjour des morts en bas.
Hiligaynon
Ginasunod sang maalamon nga tawo ang dalan nga nagapadulong sa kabuhi agod malikawan niya ang kamatayon.
Japanese
神を恐れる人の道は天国へ上る道。地獄からはどんどん遠ざかります。
Korean
지혜로운 사람은 위에 있는 생명의 길을 향하므로 아래 있는 [b]지옥을 떠나게 된다.
nl
De levensweg leidt de verstandige naar boven, hij blijft buiten bereik van het dodenrijk beneden.
Portuguese
O caminho da vida conduz para cima quem é sensato,para que ele não desça à sepultura.
Para os que seguem a Deus, o caminho da vida é para cima,deixando para trás o mundo dos mortos.
Romanian
Pentru cel înţelept cărarea vieţii duce în sus, ca să-l abată de la Locuinţa Morţilor, care este jos.
Russian
Путь жизни ведёт рассудительных вверх, чтобы спасти их от мира мёртвых внизу.
Путь жизни ведёт рассудительных вверх, чтобы спасти их от мира мёртвых внизу.
Путь жизни ведёт рассудительных вверх, чтобы спасти их от мира мёртвых внизу.
Путь жизни ведет рассудительных вверх,чтобы спасти их от мира мертвых внизу.
Swedish
Den förståndige vandrar uppåt på livets väg för att undvika dödsriket där nere.
Thai
เส้นทางชีวิตของคนสุขุมรอบคอบนำขึ้นสู่เบื้องบนเพื่อป้องกันไม่ให้ดิ่งลงสู่หลุมฝังศพ
zh-Hant
智者循生命之路上升， 以免墜入陰間。