Proverbs 16:17
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: 1 He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. 1
KJV Cambridge Paragraph
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, 1 And a haughty spirit before a fall. 1
Cross References
Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
Proverbs 4:24Put away from thee a froward mouth, 1 And perverse lips put far from thee. 1
Proverbs 19:16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; 1 But he that despiseth his ways shall die. 1
Proverbs 22:5Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: 1 He that doth keep his soul shall be far from them. 1
Matthew 24:13But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Acts 24:16And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence 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 →