Proverbs 16:17
The path of the ryghteous is to eschewe euyll, and who so loketh well to his wayes, kepeth his owne soule.
Bible (Bishops')
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
18Pryde goeth before destruction, and an hygh mynde before the fall.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:24Put away from thee a frowarde mouth, and let the lippes of slaunder be farre from thee.
Proverbs 19:16Who so kepeth the commaundement, kepeth his owne soule: but he that regardeth not his wayes, shall dye.
Proverbs 22:5Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde: but he that doth kepe his soule, wyll flee farre from them.
Matthew 24:13But he that endureth to the ende, the same shalbe saued.
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 →