Proverbs 16:17

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The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 35:8 : 8 And there will be a highway there, called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it, but it will be for those who walk in that way—fools shall not wander astray.
  • Rev 3:10 : 10 Because you have kept my command to endure, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is coming upon the whole world to test those who dwell on the earth.
  • Prov 4:24-27 : 24 Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and keep corrupt speech far from you. 25 Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. 26 Consider the path of your feet, and all your ways will be established. 27 Do not turn to the right or to the left; keep your foot away from evil.
  • Prov 10:9 : 9 The one who walks in integrity walks securely, but the one who perverts his ways will be found out.
  • Prov 19:16 : 16 The one who keeps the commandment preserves their soul, but whoever despises their ways will die.
  • Matt 24:13 : 13 'But the one who endures until the end will be saved.'
  • Acts 10:35 : 35 but in every nation, the one who fears Him and does what is right is acceptable to Him.
  • Acts 24:16 : 16 In this, I strive to always keep my conscience clear before God and people.
  • Titus 2:10-14 : 10 They must not pilfer but must demonstrate complete faithfulness, so that they may make the teaching of God our Savior attractive in every way. 11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people. 12 It teaches us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously, and godly in the present age, 13 while we await the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. 14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify a people for His own possession, who are eager to do good works.
  • Heb 10:39 : 39 But we are not among those who shrink back to destruction, but among those who have faith for the preservation of the soul.
  • Jude 1:21 : 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.
  • Jude 1:24 : 24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless in the presence of His glory with great joy,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 2:20
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    20So you will walk in the way of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 15:24
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    24The path of life leads upward for the prudent, to keep them from descending to the grave.

  • Prov 13:6
    78%

    6Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 22:5
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    5Thorns and snares are in the path of the crooked; whoever guards their soul will stay far from them.

  • Prov 4:14-15
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    14Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.

    15Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn away from it and go on your way.

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

  • Prov 4:26-27
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    26Consider the path of your feet, and all your ways will be established.

    27Do not turn to the right or to the left; keep your foot away from evil.

  • Prov 10:17
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    17The one who heeds discipline is on the path of life, but the one who rejects correction leads others astray.

  • Prov 10:9
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    9The one who walks in integrity walks securely, but the one who perverts his ways will be found out.

  • Prov 2:11-13
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    11Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you,

    12rescuing you from the way of evil, from anyone who speaks perversely,

    13from those who abandon the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness,

  • Prov 2:8-9
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    76%

    8guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of His faithful ones.

    9Then you will understand righteousness, justice, and integrity—the entire good path.

  • Prov 1:15
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    15My son, do not walk in the way with them; keep your foot away from their paths,

  • Prov 11:19
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    19True righteousness leads to life, but whoever chases after evil brings about his own death.

  • Prov 19:16
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    16The one who keeps the commandment preserves their soul, but whoever despises their ways will die.

  • Prov 11:3
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    3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

  • Prov 28:18
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    18Whoever walks in integrity will be saved, but one who is crooked in his ways will fall into ruin.

  • Prov 19:8
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    8The one who acquires wisdom loves life, and the one who cherishes understanding will prosper.

  • Prov 14:12
    74%

    12There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end leads to death.

  • Prov 16:25
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    25There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way of death.

  • Prov 12:28
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    28In the path of righteousness is life, and its pathway leads to immortality.

  • Prov 13:15
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    15Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the treacherous leads to ruin.

  • Prov 10:29
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    29The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the blameless, but it is ruin to evildoers.

  • Prov 21:29
    73%

    29A wicked man hardens his face, but an upright person considers their way.

  • Prov 16:9
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    9The heart of a person plans their way, but the Lord establishes their steps.

  • Ps 34:13-14
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    73%

    13Who is the person who desires life and loves many days to see good?

    14Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.

  • Prov 14:15-16
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    15The simple believe everything, but the prudent carefully consider their steps.

    16The wise fear and turn away from evil, but fools are reckless and overconfident.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in his ways and rich.

  • Isa 26:7
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    7The path of the righteous is level; You, the Upright One, make the way of the righteous smooth.

  • Prov 3:7
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    7Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

  • Prov 16:16
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    16How much better to get wisdom than gold, to gain understanding rather than silver!

  • Prov 9:6
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    6Leave your simple ways and live; walk in the way of understanding."

  • Prov 11:5
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    5The righteousness of the blameless makes their path straight, but the wicked fall because of their own wickedness.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26The righteous choose their companions wisely, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Ps 121:7
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    7The Lord will keep you from all harm—He will watch over your life.

  • Ps 37:27
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    27Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will dwell forever.

  • Ezek 18:27
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    27But if a wicked person turns away from the wickedness they have committed and does what is just and right, they will save their life.

  • Prov 15:19
    72%

    19The path of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the upright is smooth.

  • Prov 28:10
    72%

    10Whoever leads the upright along an evil path will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.

  • Prov 14:2
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    2Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one whose ways are devious despises Him.

  • Prov 7:25
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    25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths.

  • Prov 21:16
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    16A person who wanders from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.

  • Prov 16:6
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    6Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Lord evil is avoided.

  • Prov 19:2
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    2Enthusiasm without knowledge is not good, and one who hurries makes wrong choices.