Proverbs 15:24
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.

Young's Literal Translation
A path of life [is] on high for the wise, To turn aside from Sheol beneath.

King James Bible
The way of life [is] above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

Hebrew
The path
אֹ֣רַח (’ō·raḥ)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 734: A well-trodden road, a caravan

of life
חַ֭יִּים (ḥay·yîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

[leads] upward
לְמַ֣עְלָה (lə·ma‘·lāh)
Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular
Strong's 4605: The upper part, with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top

for the wise,
לְמַשְׂכִּ֑יל (lə·maś·kîl)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 7919: To be, circumspect, intelligent

that
לְמַ֥עַן (lə·ma·‘an)
Conjunction
Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent

he may avoid
ס֝֗וּר (sūr)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5493: To turn aside

going down
מָֽטָּה׃ (māṭ·ṭāh)
Adverb
Strong's 4295: Downward, below, beneath

to Sheol.
מִשְּׁא֥וֹל (miš·šə·’ō·wl)
Preposition-m | Noun - common singular
Strong's 7585: Underworld (place to which people descend at death)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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