24 The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 15:24
The LORD Sees Every Heart: Wise Speech, Teachable Correction, and the Path of Life
The chapter moves through speech and correction, worship and divine scrutiny, the heart and knowledge, fear of the LORD and household peace, counsel and timely words, the upward path of life, the LORD's opposition to pride and greed, and the final union of correction, understanding, fear of the LORD, humility, and honor.
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Verse 24
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The path אֹ֣רַח H734 Noun - common singular construct of life חַ֭יִּים H2416 Noun - masculine plural [leads] upward לְמַ֣עְלָה H4605 Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular for the wise לְמַשְׂכִּ֑יל H7919 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular that לְמַ֥עַן H4616 Conjunction he may avoid ס֝֗וּר H5493 Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct going down מָֽטָּה׃ H4295 Adverb to Sheol מִשְּׁא֥וֹל H7585 Preposition-m | Noun - common singular