Proverbs 16:17
The path of the just turns away from evils. He who guards his soul preserves his way.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
In Context
18Arrogance precedes destruction. And the spirit is exalted before a fall.
Cross References
Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz named Job, and he was a simple and honest man, fearing God and withdrawing from evil.
Proverbs 4:24Remove from yourself a corrupt mouth, and let detracting lips be far from you.
Proverbs 19:16Whoever guards a commandment guards his own soul. But whoever neglects his own way will die.
Proverbs 22:5Weapons and swords are on the way of the perverse. But he who guards his own soul withdraws far from them.
Matthew 24:13But whoever will have persevered until the end, the same shall be saved.
Acts 24:16And in this, I myself always strive to have a conscience that is lacking in any offense toward God and toward men.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:17
Pride and Humility. 16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! Solomon here not only asserts that it is better to get wisdom than gold ( ch. iii. 14 , viii. 19 ), but he speaks it with assurance, that it is much better, better beyond expression—with admiration ( How much better! ) as one amazed at the disproportion—with an appeal to men's consciences ("Judge in yourselves how much better it is" )—and with an addition to the same purport, that… Read the whole commentary →