Proverbs 16:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; he who keeps his way preserves his soul.

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  • Isa 35:8 : 8 And a highway shall be there, and a road, and it shall be called The Way of Holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it, but it shall be for others: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
  • Rev 3:10 : 10 Because you have kept the word of my patience, I also will keep you from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try those who dwell upon the earth.
  • Prov 4:24-27 : 24 Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and put perverse lips far from you. 25 Let your eyes look straight ahead, and let your eyelids look straight before you. 26 Ponder the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established. 27 Do not turn to the right hand nor to the left; remove your foot from evil.
  • Prov 10:9 : 9 He who walks uprightly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways shall be known.
  • Prov 19:16 : 16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his own soul, but he who despises his ways shall die.
  • Matt 24:13 : 13 But he who endures to the end will be saved.
  • Acts 10:35 : 35 But in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is accepted by him.
  • Acts 24:16 : 16 And here I exercise myself, to have always a conscience without offense toward God, and toward men.
  • Titus 2:10-14 : 10 Not pilfering, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things. 11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world; 13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ; 14 Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for Himself a special people, zealous for good works.
  • Heb 10:39 : 39 But we are not of those who draw back to destruction, but of those who believe to 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 to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,

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  • Prov 2:20
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    20That you may walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 15:24
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    24The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6Righteousness guards him who is upright in the way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 22:5
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    5Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; he who guards his soul shall be far from them.

  • Prov 4:14-15
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    14Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of evil men.

    15Avoid it, do not pass by it, turn from it, and pass away.

  • 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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    26Ponder the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established.

    27Do not turn to the right hand nor to the left; remove your foot from evil.

  • Prov 10:17
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    17He is in the way of life who keeps instruction, but he who refuses reproof errs.

  • Prov 10:9
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    9He who walks uprightly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways shall be known.

  • Prov 2:11-13
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    11Discretion will preserve you; understanding will keep you;

    12To deliver you from the way of the evil man, from the man who speaks perverse things;

    13Who leave the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness;

  • Prov 2:8-9
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    8He guards the paths of justice and preserves the way of His saints.

    9Then you will understand righteousness and judgment and equity; yes, every good path.

  • Prov 1:15
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    15My son, do not walk in the way with them, hold back your foot from their path;

  • Prov 11:19
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    19As righteousness leads to life, so he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

  • Prov 19:16
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    16He who keeps the commandment keeps his own soul, but he who despises his ways shall die.

  • Prov 11:3
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    3The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the crookedness of transgressors shall destroy them.

  • Prov 28:18
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    18Whoever walks uprightly shall be saved, but he who is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

  • Prov 19:8
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    8He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding shall find good.

  • Prov 14:12
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    12There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

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

  • Prov 12:28
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    28In the path of righteousness there is life, and in its way there is no death.

  • Prov 13:15
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    15Good understanding gives favor, but the way of transgressors is hard.

  • Prov 10:29
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    29The way of the LORD is strength to the upright, but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 21:29
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    29A wicked man hardens his face, but as for the upright, he directs his way.

  • Prov 16:9
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    9A man's heart plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps.

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

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

  • Prov 14:15-16
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    15The simple believes every word, but the prudent man considers his steps carefully.

    16A wise man fears and departs from evil, but the fool rages and is confident.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

  • Isa 26:7
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    7The way of the just is uprightness; You, most upright, weigh the path of the just.

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    7Be not wise in your own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

  • Prov 16:16
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    16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold, and to choose understanding rather than silver!

  • Prov 9:6
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    6Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

  • Prov 11:5
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    5The righteousness of the blameless shall direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26The righteous is more excellent than his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Ps 121:7
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    7The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; he shall preserve your soul.

  • Ps 37:27
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    27Depart from evil and do good, and live forevermore.

  • Ezek 18:27
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    27Again, when the wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has committed, and does what is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.

  • Prov 15:19
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    19The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the righteous is made plain.

  • Prov 28:10
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    10Whoever causes the righteous to go astray in an evil way will fall into his own pit, but the upright shall have good things in possession.

  • Prov 14:2
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    2He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.

  • Prov 7:25
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    25Let not your heart incline to her ways, do not stray in her paths.

  • Prov 21:16
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    16The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

  • Prov 16:6
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    6By mercy and truth iniquity is purged, and by the fear of the LORD one departs from evil.

  • Prov 19:2
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    2Also, for the soul to be without knowledge is not good; and he who hurries with his feet sins.