Proverbs 16:17

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The highway of the upright is to be turned away from evil: he who takes care of his way will keep his soul.

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 35:8 : 8 And a highway will be there; its name will be, The Holy Way; the unclean and the sinner may not go over it, and those who go on it will not be turned out of the way by the foolish.
  • Rev 3:10 : 10 Because you have kept my word in quiet strength, I will keep you from the hour of testing which is coming on all the world, to put to the test those who are on earth.
  • Prov 4:24-27 : 24 Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you. 25 Keep your eyes on what is in front of you, looking straight before you. 26 Keep a watch on your behaviour; let all your ways be rightly ordered. 27 Let there be no turning to the right or to the left, keep your feet from evil.
  • Prov 10:9 : 9 He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.
  • Prov 19:16 : 16 He who keeps the law keeps his soul; but death will be the fate of him who takes no note of the word.
  • Matt 24:13 : 13 But he who goes through to the end will get salvation.
  • Acts 10:35 : 35 But in every nation, the man who has fear of him and does righteousness is pleasing to him.
  • Acts 24:16 : 16 And in this, I do my best at all times to have no reason for shame before God or men.
  • Titus 2:10-14 : 10 Not taking what is not theirs, but giving clear signs of their good faith, in all things doing credit to the teaching of God our Saviour. 11 For the grace of God has come, giving salvation to all men, 12 Training us so that, turning away from evil and the desires of this world, we may be living wisely and uprightly in the knowledge of God in this present life; 13 Looking for the glad hope, the revelation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ; 14 Who gave himself for us, so that he might make us free from all wrongdoing, and make for himself a people clean in heart and on fire with good works.
  • Heb 10:39 : 39 But we are not of those who go back to destruction; but of those who have faith even to the salvation of the soul.
  • Jude 1:21 : 21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for life eternal through the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Jude 1:24 : 24 Now to him who is able to keep you from falling, and to give you a place in his glory, free from all evil, with great joy,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 2:20
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    20So that you may go in the way of good men, and keep in the footsteps of the upright.

  • Prov 15:24
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    24Acting wisely is the way of life, guiding a man away from the underworld.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.

  • Prov 22:5
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    5Thorns and nets are in the way of the twisted: he who keeps watch over his soul will be far from them.

  • Prov 4:14-15
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    14Do not go in the road of sinners, or be walking in the way of evil men.

    15Keep far from it, do not go near; be turned from it, and go on your way.

  • Prov 16:18
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    18Pride goes before destruction, and a stiff spirit before a fall.

  • Prov 4:26-27
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    26Keep a watch on your behaviour; let all your ways be rightly ordered.

    27Let there be no turning to the right or to the left, keep your feet from evil.

  • Prov 10:17
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    17He who takes note of teaching is a way of life, but he who gives up training is a cause of error.

  • Prov 10:9
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    9He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.

  • Prov 2:11-13
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    11Wise purposes will be watching over you, and knowledge will keep you;

    12Giving you salvation from the evil man, from those whose words are false;

    13Who give up the way of righteousness, to go by dark roads;

  • Prov 2:8-9
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    8He keeps watch on the ways which are right, and takes care of those who have the fear of him.

    9Then you will have knowledge of righteousness and right acting, and upright behaviour, even of every good way.

  • Prov 1:15
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    15My son, do not go with them; keep your feet from their ways:

  • Prov 11:19
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    19So righteousness gives life; but he who goes after evil gets death for himself.

  • Prov 19:16
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    16He who keeps the law keeps his soul; but death will be the fate of him who takes no note of the word.

  • Prov 11:3
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    3The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.

  • Prov 28:18
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    18He whose ways are upright will be safe, but sudden will be the fall of him whose ways are twisted.

  • Prov 19:8
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    8He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.

  • Prov 14:12
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    12There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.

  • Prov 16:25
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    25There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.

  • Prov 12:28
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    28In the road of righteousness is life, but the way of the evil-doer goes to death.

  • Prov 13:15
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    15Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.

  • Prov 10:29
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    29The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.

  • Prov 21:29
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    29The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.

  • Prov 16:9
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    9A man may make designs for his way, but the Lord is the guide of his steps.

  • Ps 34:13-14
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    13Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.

    14Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.

  • Prov 14:15-16
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    15The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.

    16The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

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    6Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

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    7The way of the good man is straight; the road of the upright is made smooth by you.

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    7Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:

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    16How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! and to get knowledge is more to be desired than silver.

  • Prov 9:6
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    6Give up the simple ones and have life, and go in the way of knowledge.

  • Prov 11:5
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    5The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.

  • Ps 121:7
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    7The Lord will keep you safe from all evil; he will take care of your soul.

  • Ps 37:27
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    27Be turned from evil, and do good; and your place will be for ever.

  • Ezek 18:27
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    27Again, when the evil-doer, turning away from the evil he has done, does what is ordered and right, he will have life for his soul.

  • Prov 15:19
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    19Thorns are round the way of the hater of work; but the road of the hard worker becomes a highway.

  • Prov 28:10
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    10Anyone causing the upright to go wandering in an evil way, will himself go down into the hole he has made; but the upright will have good things for their heritage.

  • Prov 14:2
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    2He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.

  • Prov 7:25
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    25Let not your heart be turned to her ways, do not go wandering in her footsteps.

  • Prov 21:16
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    16The wanderer from the way of knowledge will have his resting-place among the shades.

  • Prov 16:6
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    6By mercy and good faith evil-doing is taken away: and by the fear of the Lord men are turned away from evil.

  • Prov 19:2
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    2Further, without knowledge desire is not good; and he who is over-quick in acting goes out of the right way.