24The 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 pathאֹ֣רַחH734Noun - common singular constructof lifeחַ֭יִּיםH2416Noun - masculine plural[leads] upwardלְמַ֣עְלָהH4605Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singularfor the wiseלְמַשְׂכִּ֑ילH7919Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularthatלְמַ֥עַןH4616Conjunctionhe may avoidס֝֗וּרH5493Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructgoing downמָֽטָּה׃H4295Adverbto Sheolמִשְּׁא֥וֹלH7585Preposition-m | Noun - common singular