The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
To the wise the way of life goeth upward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath.
Acting wisely is the way of life, guiding a man away from the underworld.
The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
The path of life leads upward for the wise, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.
To the wise the way of life goeth upward, that he may depart from Sheol beneath.
The way of life is above to the wise - There is a treble antithesis here:
1. The way of the wise, and that of the fool.
2. The one is above, the other below.
3. The one is of life, the other is of death.
Above ... beneath - The one path is all along upward, leading to the highest life. It rescues the "wise" from the other, which is all along downward, ending in the gloom of Sheol.
15:24 The way - The way a wise man takes to obtain life, is to place his heart, and treasure, and conversation on things above.