Verse Comparison: Proverbs 15:24
American Standard Version
To the wise the way of life `goeth' upward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath.
Amplified® Bible
The path of the wise leads upward to life, that he may avoid [the gloom] in the depths of Sheol (Hades, the place of the dead).
Darby English Version
The path of life is upwards for the wise, that he may depart from Sheol beneath.
King James Version
The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
Revised Standard Version
The wise man's path leads upward to life, that he may avoid Sheol beneath.
Young's Literal Translation
A path of life `is' on high for the wise, To turn aside from Sheol beneath.
