Proverbs 16:17
The pathe of the righteous is to decline from euil, and hee keepeth his soule, that keepeth his way.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 an high minde before the fall.
Cross References
Job 1:1There was a man in the lande of Vz called Iob, and this man was an vpright and iust man, one that feared God, and eschewed euill.
Proverbs 4:24Put away from thee a froward mouth, and put wicked lippes farre from thee.
Proverbs 19:16He that keepeth the commandement, keepeth his owne soule: but hee that despiseth his wayes, shall dye.
Proverbs 22:5Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde: but he that regardeth his soule, will depart farre from them.
Matthew 24:13But he that endureth to the ende, he shalbe saued.
Acts 24:16And herein I endeuour my selfe to haue alway a cleare conscience towarde 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 →