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10 The heart[a] knows the bitterness of its soul,[b]
    but in its joy, it will not share itself with a stranger.
11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.
12 There is a way that seems upright to[c] a man,
    but its end is the way of death.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:10 Or “mind”
  2. Proverbs 14:10 Or “life,” or “inner self”
  3. Proverbs 14:12 Literally “to the face of”

10 Each heart knows its own bitterness,
    and no one else can share its joy.

11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,(A)
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.(B)

12 There is a way that appears to be right,(C)
    but in the end it leads to death.(D)

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