Proverbs 16:17
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that taketh heed to his way keepeth his soul.
Darby Translation
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
18Pride [goeth] before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Cross References
Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and this man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God and abstained from evil.
Proverbs 4:24Put away from thee perverseness of mouth, and corrupt lips put far from thee.
Proverbs 19:16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; he that is careless of his ways shall die.
Proverbs 22:5Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.
Matthew 24:13but he that has endured to the end, *he* shall be saved.
Acts 24:16For this cause I also exercise [myself] to have in everything a conscience without offence towards God and 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 →