Proverbs 14:12

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

Cross-reference

Proverbs 12:15 says a fool's way is right in his own eyes—the same self-deception that in 14:12 leads to death.

Proverbs 16:25 repeats this proverb verbatim—a direct citation reinforcing the warning about seemingly right paths that end in death.

Proverbs 30:12 highlights those pure in their own eyes yet unclean—mirroring the self-deceptive way that seems right but leads to death.

Proverbs 25:8 warns that hasty legal action ends in shame — a specific example of a way that seems right but leads to a bad end.

Matthew 7:13 depicts the broad road to destruction—the way that seems right but actually leads to death.

Matthew 7:14 presents the narrow road to life, contrasting the deceptive way that ends in death.

Judges 17:6 Parallel

Judges 17:6 describes everyone doing what is right in their own eyes—the very self-deception that leads to death.

Judges 21:25 illustrates moral chaos from doing what is right in one's own eyes — the very 'way that seems right' here leading to death.

Psalm 1:6 Parallel

Psalm 1:6 contrasts the righteous way with the way that perishes — the same end as the deceptively right way here.

Romans 6:21 Parallel

Romans 6:21 asks what benefit came from shameful things that result in death—same outcome as the deceptive way.

Luke 13:24 Related theme

Luke 13:24 urges striving to enter the narrow door, echoing the need to avoid the seemingly right way that leads to death.