The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:22For a fire has been kindled by My anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and scorches the foundations of the mountains.
Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
Treasury of Scripture
The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
way
Proverbs 6:23
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Psalm 16:11
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Psalm 139:24
And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
above
Philippians 3:20
For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
Colossians 3:1,2
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God…
that
Proverbs 2:18
For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
Proverbs 5:5
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
Proverbs 7:27
Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
