Proverbs 16:17
The path of the just departeth from evils: he that keepeth his soul keepeth his way.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 the spirit is lifted up before a fall.
Cross References
Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Hus, whose name was Job, and that man was simple and upright, and fearing God, and avoiding evil.
Proverbs 4:24Remove from thee a froward mouth, and let detracting lips be far from thee.
Proverbs 19:16He that keepeth the commandment, keepeth his own soul: but he that neglecteth his own way, shall die.
Proverbs 22:5Arms and swords are in the way of the perverse: but he that keepeth his own soul departeth far from them.
Matthew 24:13But he that shall persevere to the end, he shall be saved.
Acts 24:16And herein do I endeavour to have always a conscience without offence toward God, and towards 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 →