Proverbs 14:11-13

English Standard Version

¹¹^(A)The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.
¹²^(B)There is a way that seems right to a man,
    but ^(C)its end is the way to death.^[a]
¹³Even in laughter the heart may ache,
    and ^(D)the end of joy may be ^(E)grief.

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Proverbs 14:12 Hebrew ways of death

Proverbs 14:11-13

New International Version

¹¹The house of the wicked will be destroyed,^(A)
but the tent of the upright will flourish.^(B)

¹²There is a way that appears to be right,^(C)
but in the end it leads to death.^(D)

¹³Even in laughter^(E) the heart may ache,
and rejoicing may end in grief.

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