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Proverbs 16:17 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 16 · verse 17
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.Proverbs 16:17 · King James Version
Proverbs 16:17 in context
15In the light of the king’s countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
18Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
19Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
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Key words (Strong's)
- preservethshâmarproperly, to hedge aboutH8104 →
- highwaymᵉçillâha thoroughfare , literally or figurativelyH4546 →
- uprightyâshârstraightH3477 →
- keepethnâtsarto guard, in a good sense or a bad oneH5341 →
- departçûwrto turn offH5493 →
- evilraʻbad or evilH7451 →
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Note, 1. It is the way of the upright to avoid sin, and every thing that looks like it and leads towards it; and this is a highway marked out by authority, tracked by many that have gone before us, and in which we meet with many that keep company with us;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary