Proverbs 14:12
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Proverbs 14
15 songs meet this passage
Where Do We Go? · ODIE
strains against Proverbs 14:12
The song's impulse to just 'run' together without a destination echoes a real human pattern Scripture warns against: a path that feels freeing but leads nowhere good.
“I poisoned myself again”
Something in the Orange · Zach Bryan
strains against Proverbs 14:12
The narrator keeps returning to what wounds him, a path that feels right but leads only to more harm.
“Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes”
Cruel Summer · Taylor Swift
strains against Proverbs 14:12
The song leans into a path that 'feels right' even while sensing its riskiness, echoing the warning that a way can seem right yet lead to ruin.
Happier · Marshmello ft. Bastille
strains against Proverbs 14:12
The idea of clinging together toward what seems like relief can be a path that isn't actually life-giving; the song doesn't examine whether staying together out of fear is wise.
bad guy · Billie Eilish
strains against Proverbs 14:12
The wink that even her own mother would disapprove hints at a path that seems clever but leads somewhere hollow.
“I know we'd be alright, I know we would be alright”
There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back · Shawn Mendes
strains against Proverbs 14:12
The confident refrain that reckless choices will turn out fine echoes the warning that a way can seem right yet lead astray.
“All you ever did was wreck me”
Wrecking Ball · Miley Cyrus
strains against Proverbs 14:12
The singer followed a path that felt right in passion but led to ruin, echoing the warning that a way can seem right yet end in destruction.
“Having no regrets is all that she really wants”
Night Changes · One Direction
strains against Proverbs 14:12
Chasing a feeling of no regrets isn't the same as actually avoiding harm; the proverb cautions that a path can feel right while leading somewhere destructive.
Desperado · Eagles
resonates with Proverbs 14:12
Names the way a path that feels good can quietly lead to ruin, which is exactly the warning given to the desperado.
Highway to Hell · AC/DC
strains against Proverbs 14:12
The boast of total autonomy, with nothing to slow the ride, is exactly the posture this proverb warns leads to death.
“Only fools are satisfied”
Vienna · Billy Joel
resonates with Proverbs 14:12
A warning against chasing a path that feels right but leads to exhaustion or ruin, much like the song's caution against restless ambition.
Let It Go · Idina Menzel
strains against Proverbs 14:12
'There is a way that appears right to a person, but in the end it leads to death.' The song's confident 'no right, no wrong' is precisely the posture this verse cautions against.
“And I see nothing wrong with that”
Mary On A Cross · Ghost
strains against Proverbs 14:12
The repeated self-justifying refrain brushes aside any question of whether the relationship or its intensity is actually good, echoing a path that feels right but isn't examined.
“This kind of sinful living leads only to a fall”
The Master's Call · Marty Robbins
resonates with Proverbs 14:12
The singer recognizes that the path he walked, however exciting, was a road toward ruin, a fitting echo of this proverb's warning.
“I'd rather die like a man than live like a coward”
Only God Can Judge Me (feat. Rappin' 4-Tay) · 2Pac
strains against Proverbs 14:12
The pride in facing death on his own terms, armed and unrepentant, stands against the wisdom that warns a way can feel right yet lead to death.
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