Proverbs 16:17
The paths of life turn aside from evil; and the ways of righteousness are length of life. He that receives instruction shall be in prosperity; and he that regards reproofs shall be made wise. He that keeps his ways, preserves his own soul; and he that loves his life will spare his mouth.
LXX2012 (British)
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 goes before destruction, and folly before a fall.
Cross References
Job 1:1There was a certain man in the land of Ausis, whose name was Job; and that man was true, blameless, righteous, and godly, abstaining from everything evil.
Proverbs 4:24Remove from you a froward mouth, and put far away from you unjust lips.
Proverbs 19:16He that keeps the commandment keeps his own soul; but he that despises his ways shall perish.
Proverbs 22:5Thistles and snares are in perverse ways; but he that keeps his soul will refrain from them.
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 →