A Verse Mapping Bible Study on Proverbs
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Week 38: Proverbs 14:12
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Scripture Memory
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. Proverbs 14:12
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. Proverbs 14:12
T____ i_ a w__ w____ s______ r____ u___ a m__, b__ t__ e__ t______ a__ t__ w___ o_ d____. Proverbs 14:12
Bible Context
Who?
King Solomon
When?
Early in his reign, after 970 B.C.
Why?
To apply God’s wisdom to daily life.
For whom?
Israelites (The Jewish People).
Word Studies
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. Proverbs 14:12
Way | דֶּרֶךְ
dereḵ
Pronunciation: deh'-rek
Definition:
- Road, way, path
- Manner, habit
Translations:
- Way 590x
- Toward 31x
- Journey 23x
- Manner 8x
Right | יָשָׁר
yāšār
Pronunciation: yaw-shawr'
Definition:
- straight, level
- right, pleasing, correct
- just, fitting, proper
- righteous, upright
Translations:
- right 53x
- upright 42x
- righteous 9x
Unto | פָּנִים
pānîm
Pronunciation: paw-neem'
Definition:
- face
- presence, person
- before and bhind, toward, in front of
Translations:
- before 1,137x
- face 390x
- presence 76x
- upon 20x
End | אַחֲרִית
'aḥărîṯ
Pronunciation: akh-ar-eeth'
Definition:
- after part, end
- issue, event
- latter time
- posterity
Translations:
- end 31x
- latter 12x
- last 7x
- posterity 3x
Death | מָוֶת
māveṯ
Pronunciation: maw'-veth
Definition:
- death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead
- death by violence (as a penalty)
- state of death, place of death
Translations:
- death 128x
- die 22x
- dead 8x
Paraphrase
There is a [manner, habit] which seemeth [pleasing, correct] [before and behind, in front of] a man, but the [after part] thereof are the ways of [death (as a penalty)]. Proverbs 14:12
Bible Cross References
Proverbs 30:12
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
Matthew 7:13-14
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Romans 6:21
What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
Reflections
About God
God has given us The Way – His only Son. All other paths that are not God’s path lead to death.
About Self
What I think is the best way is not always the best way – it is often leading me down a path contrary to the Lord’s will for my life. I can continue to follow it…but it will not lead me where I want to go.
Questions to Ask Myself
- Am I seeking the Lord’s will in each life step? Where am I choosing my own path, and leading away from Jesus, who is The Way?
