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href="/niv/proverbs/14.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/14.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />There is a way <i>which seems</i> right to a person, But its end is the way of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />There is a way which seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />There is a way <i>which seems</i> right to a man, But its end is the way of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />There is a way <i>which seems</i> right to a man <i>and</i> appears straight before him, But its end is the way of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You may think you are on the right road and still end up dead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />What you think is the right road may lead to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />There is a way that seems right to a person, but eventually it ends in death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />There is a pathway that seems right to a man, but in the end it's a road to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death. </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof <i>are</i> the ways of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />There is a way <i>that seems</i> right to a man, But its end <i>is</i> the way of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/proverbs/14.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />There is a way which seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/proverbs/14.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/proverbs/14.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof <i>is</i> the way of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/proverbs/14.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof is the ways of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />There is a way which seemeth right to a man, but the end of it are the ways of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/proverbs/14.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />There is a way that seemeth right to a man: but the issues thereof are the wayes of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/proverbs/14.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />There is a way which seemeth right vnto a man: but the ende therof are the wayes of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/proverbs/14.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />There is a waye, which some men thinke to be right, but the ende therof ledeth vnto death.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />There is a way—right before a man, "" And its latter end [are] ways of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> There is a way -- right before a man, And its latter end are ways of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />There is a way straight before man, and its latter state the ways of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />There is a way which seemeth just to a man: but the ends thereof lead to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />There is a way which seems just to a man, but its conclusion leads to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />There is a way that men think is right, and its ways are the ways of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />There is a way which seems to be right with men, but the ends of it reach to the depths of hell.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 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/></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/proverbs/14.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3426.htm" title="3426: yêš (Adv) -- Being, substance, existence, is. ">There is</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: de·reḵ (N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">a way</a> <a href="/hebrew/3477.htm" title="3477: yā·šār (Adj-ms) -- Straight, right. From yashar; straight.">that seems right</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê- (Prep-l:: N-mpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">a man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/319.htm" title="319: wə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯāh (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3fs) -- The after-part, end. From 'achar; the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity.">but its end</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: dar·ḵê- (N-cpc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">is the way</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194: mā·weṯ (N-ms) -- Death. From muwth; death; concretely, the dead, their place or state; figuratively, pestilence, ruin.">of death.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/proverbs/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3426.htm" title="3426. yesh (yaysh) -- being, substance, existence, is">There is</a><a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870. derek (deh'-rek) -- way, road, distance, journey, manner"> a way</a><a href="/hebrew/3477.htm" title="3477. yashar (yaw-shawr') -- straight, right">—right</a><a href="/hebrew/9997.htm0"> before</a><a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376. 'iysh (eesh) -- man"> a man</a><a href="/hebrew/319.htm" title="319. 'achariyth (akh-ar-eeth') -- the after-part, end">, And its latter end</a><a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870. derek (deh'-rek) -- way, road, distance, journey, manner"> [are] ways</a><a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194. maveth (maw'-veth) -- death"> of death.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3426.htm" title="יֵשׁ Pd 3426">There is</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="דֶּרֶךְ ncbsa 1870"> a way</a> <a href="/hebrew/3477.htm" title="יָשָׁר amsa 3477"> that seems right</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="פָּנֶה ncmpc 6440"></a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsa 376"> a man</a>, <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">but</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> its</a> <a href="/hebrew/319.htm" title="אַחֲרִית ncfsc 319"> end</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="דֶּרֶךְ ncbpc 1870"> is the way</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="מָוֶת ncmsa 4194"> to death</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/proverbs/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3426.htm" title="3426. yesh (yaysh) -- being, substance, existence, is">There</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870. derek (deh'-rek) -- way, road, distance, journey, manner">is a way</a> <a href="/hebrew/3477.htm" title="3477. yashar (yaw-shawr') -- straight, right">[which seems] right</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376. 'iysh (eesh) -- man">to a man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/319.htm" title="319. 'achariyth (akh-ar-eeth') -- the after-part, end">But its end</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870. derek (deh'-rek) -- way, road, distance, journey, manner">is the way</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194. maveth (maw'-veth) -- death">of death.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3426.htm" title="3426. yesh (yaysh) -- being, substance, existence, is">There is</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870. derek (deh'-rek) -- way, road, distance, journey, manner">a way</a> <a href="/hebrew/3477.htm" title="3477. yashar (yaw-shawr') -- straight, right">which seemeth right</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440. paniym (paw-neem') -- face, faces">unto</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376. 'iysh (eesh) -- man">a man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/319.htm" title="319. 'achariyth (akh-ar-eeth') -- the after-part, end">but the end</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870. derek (deh'-rek) -- way, road, distance, journey, manner">thereof [are] the ways</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194. maveth (maw'-veth) -- death">of death.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../proverbs/14-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Proverbs 14:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Proverbs 14:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../proverbs/14-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Proverbs 14:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Proverbs 14:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>