Looks Right, Brings Death - Proverbs 14:12

Posted by Terry Grieve on March 14, 2021 - 5:06pm Edited 3/14 at 5:06pm

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Looks Right, Brings Death
Proverbs 14:12 (NIV)

12 There is a way that appears to be right,
but in the end it leads to death.

Proverbs Club Commentary

There are many ways that are followed, even by honest people.
But there is exactly one right way: Jesus Christ.

Jesus answered,
“I am the way and the truth and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me."
John 14:6 (NIV)

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Corneliu Boghian thanks for sharing

March 16, 2021 at 8:54am

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Terry Grieve Notice that the word MAN does not show in NIV, but I am reasonably sure it is in the original. My translation is from NIV (New International Version). KJV (King James Version) translates it: "There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death." You are translating it from a text to Czech and then to English. The essence seems to be similar. KJV is more detailed while the NIV is more politically correct. I use NIV because it is good in general. In serious studies, several translations should be considered. https://www.biblegateway.com/

March 14, 2021 at 7:52pm

Edited 3/14 at 7:53pm

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M H Well, that is the problem of translations. I had a look in Bible in Czech and let it retranslate to English. And it might be a bit different - or more precise: Existuje cesta, která je před mužem přímá,+ ale její pozdější konec jsou cesty smrti. = There is a way that is straight before a man, + but its later end are the ways of death.

March 14, 2021 at 6:29pm

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