What does Proverbs 14:12 mean?

Proverbs 14:12 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply Proverbs 14:12 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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

10The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

11The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

12There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

13Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.

14The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

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