Proverbs 16:17

American Standard Version (1901)

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 35:8 : 8 And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but is shall be for [the redeemed] : the wayfaring men, yea fools, shall not err [therein] .
  • Rev 3:10 : 10 Because thou didst keep the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of trial, that [hour] which is to come upon the whole world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
  • Prov 4:24-27 : 24 Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee. 25 Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 26 Make level the path of thy feet, And let all thy ways be established. 27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: Remove thy foot from evil.
  • Prov 10:9 : 9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
  • Prov 19:16 : 16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; [But] he that is careless of his ways shall die.
  • Matt 24:13 : 13 But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.
  • Acts 10:35 : 35 but in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is acceptable to him.
  • Acts 24:16 : 16 Herein I also exercise myself to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always.
  • Titus 2:10-14 : 10 not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. 11 For the grace of God hath appeared, bringing salvation to all men, 12 instructing us, to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present world; 13 looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 14 who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people for his own possession, zealous of good works.
  • Heb 10:39 : 39 But we are not of them that shrink back unto perdition; but of them that have faith unto the saving of the soul.
  • Jude 1:21 : 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
  • Jude 1:24 : 24 Now unto him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 2:20
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    20That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 15:24
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    24To the wise the way of life [goeth] upward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath.

  • Prov 13:6
    78%

    6Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

  • Prov 22:5
    77%

    5Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.

  • Prov 4:14-15
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    77%

    14Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.

    15Avoid it, pass not by it; Turn from it, and pass on.

  • Prov 16:18
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    18Pride [goeth] before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

  • Prov 4:26-27
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    26Make level the path of thy feet, And let all thy ways be established.

    27Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: Remove thy foot from evil.

  • Prov 10:17
    76%

    17He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.

  • Prov 10:9
    76%

    9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

  • Prov 2:11-13
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    76%

    11Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:

    12To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak perverse things;

    13Who forsake the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness;

  • Prov 2:8-9
    2 verses
    76%

    8That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints.

    9Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, [yea], every good path.

  • Prov 1:15
    76%

    15My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path:

  • Prov 11:19
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    19He that is stedfast in righteousness [shall attain] unto life; And he that pursueth evil [doeth it] to his own death.

  • Prov 19:16
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    16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; [But] he that is careless of his ways shall die.

  • Prov 11:3
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    3The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

  • Prov 28:18
    75%

    18Whoso walketh uprightly shall be delivered; But he that is perverse in [his] ways shall fall at once.

  • Prov 19:8
    75%

    8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.

  • Prov 14:12
    74%

    12There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.

  • Prov 16:25
    74%

    25There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.

  • Prov 12:28
    74%

    28In the way of righteousness is life; And in the pathway thereof there is no death.

  • Prov 13:15
    74%

    15Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard.

  • Prov 10:29
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    29The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 21:29
    73%

    29A wicked man hardeneth his face; But as for the upright, he establisheth his ways.

  • Prov 16:9
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    9A man's heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.

  • Ps 34:13-14
    2 verses
    73%

    13Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.

    14Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.

  • Prov 14:15-16
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    73%

    15The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going.

    16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

  • Prov 28:6
    73%

    6Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in [his] ways, though he be rich.

  • Isa 26:7
    73%

    7The way of the just is uprightness: thou that art upright dost direct the path of the just.

  • Prov 3:7
    73%

    7Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:

  • Prov 16:16
    73%

    16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

  • Prov 9:6
    73%

    6Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.

  • Prov 11:5
    73%

    5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

  • Prov 12:26
    73%

    26The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

  • Ps 121:7
    73%

    7Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; He will keep thy soul.

  • Ps 37:27
    73%

    27Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell for evermore.

  • Ezek 18:27
    72%

    27Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.

  • Prov 15:19
    72%

    19The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.

  • Prov 28:10
    72%

    10Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, He shall fall himself into his own pit; But the perfect shall inherit good.

  • Prov 14:2
    72%

    2He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

  • Prov 7:25
    72%

    25Let not thy heart decline to her ways; Go not astray in her paths.

  • Prov 21:16
    72%

    16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding Shall rest in the assembly of the dead.

  • Prov 16:6
    72%

    6By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.

  • Prov 19:2
    72%

    2Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.