Proverbs 16:17
The highway of the good leads away from evil. If you watch where you're going you'll save your life.
Free Bible 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
16Far better to get wisdom than gold; far better to choose knowledge than silver.
18Pride leads to destruction; and an arrogant spirit leads to a fall.
Cross References
Job 1:1Once there was a man called Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was a man of integrity who did what was right. He respected God and avoided evil.
Proverbs 4:24Don't ever lie, and don't say anything dishonest.
Proverbs 19:16Keep the commandments, and you'll live; despise them and you'll die.
Proverbs 22:5Thorns and traps lie in the path of crooked people; those who value their lives will stay away from them.
Matthew 24:13but those who hold out to the end will be saved.
Acts 24:16Consequently I try to make sure I always have a clear conscience before God and everyone.
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 →