Proverbs 14:12

14:12 There is a way that seems right to a person, ¹ 

but its end is the way that leads to death. ² 

Proverbs 16:25

16:25 There is a way that seems right to a person, ³ 

but its end is the way that leads to death. ⁴ 

[14:12]  ¹ tn Heb “which is straight before a man.”

[14:12]  ² tn Heb “the ways of death” (so KJV, ASV). This construct phrase features a genitive of destiny: “ways that lead to [or, end in] death.” Here death means ruin (e.g., Prov 7:27; 16:25). The LXX adds “Hades,” but the verse seems to be concerned with events of this life.

[16:25]  ³ tn Heb “There is a way that is right before a man [to the face of a man].”

[16:25]  ⁴ tn Heb “the ways of death” (so KJV, ASV). This construct phrase features a genitive of destiny: “ways that lead to [or, end in] death.”This proverb is identical to 14:12.