Albert Barnes Commentary Proverbs 15:24

"To the wise the way of life [goeth] upward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath." — Proverbs 15:24 (ASV)

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.