Proverbs 15:24
King James Version
12 Jun 2026
“The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.”
חַי
Life, living. Chay. The quality of being alive. The same root as Chayim, life in its fullness. God breathed chay into Adam's nostrils and he became a living soul.
מַעַן
so as
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מַעַן
properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
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מַטָּה
beneath
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מַטָּה
downward, below or beneath; often adverbially with or without prefixes
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סוּר
to turn aside
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סוּר
to turn off (literal or figurative)
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