Proverbs 16:17

Webster's Bible (1833)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 35:8 : 8 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 for him who walks in the Way. Wicked fools will not go there.
  • Rev 3:10 : 10 Because you kept my command to endure, I also will keep you from the hour of testing, which is to come on the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
  • Prov 4:24-27 : 24 Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you. 25 Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you. 26 Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established. 27 Don't turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil.
  • Prov 10:9 : 9 He who walks blamelessly walks surely, But he who perverts his ways will be found out.
  • Prov 19:16 : 16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, But he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.
  • Matt 24:13 : 13 But he who endures to the end, the same will be saved.
  • Acts 10:35 : 35 but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.
  • Acts 24:16 : 16 Herein I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.
  • Titus 2:10-14 : 10 not stealing, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things. 11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, 12 instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world; 13 looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory 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 people for his own possession, zealous for good works.
  • Heb 10:39 : 39 But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith 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 to eternal life.
  • Jude 1:24 : 24 Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,

Similar Verses (AI)

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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
    79%

    24The path of life leads upward for the wise, To keep him from going downward to Sheol.

  • Prov 13:6
    78%

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

  • Prov 22:5
    77%

    5Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: Whoever guards his soul stays from them.

  • Prov 4:14-15
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    77%

    14Don't enter into the path of the wicked. Don't walk in the way of evil men.

    15Avoid it, and don't pass by it. Turn from it, and pass on.

  • Prov 16:18
    77%

    18Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

  • Prov 4:26-27
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    26Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established.

    27Don't turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil.

  • Prov 10:17
    76%

    17He is in the way of life who heeds correction, But he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.

  • Prov 10:9
    76%

    9He who walks blamelessly walks surely, But he who perverts his ways will be found out.

  • Prov 2:11-13
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    76%

    11Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,

    12To deliver you from the way of evil, From the men who 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 you will understand righteousness and justice, Equity and every good path.

  • Prov 1:15
    76%

    15My son, don't walk in the way with them. Keep your foot from their path,

  • Prov 11:19
    75%

    19He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.

  • Prov 19:16
    75%

    16He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, But he who is contemptuous in 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%

    18Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; But one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.

  • Prov 19:8
    75%

    8He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.

  • Prov 14:12
    74%

    12There is a way which seems right to a man, But in the end it leads to death.

  • Prov 16:25
    74%

    25There is a way which seems right to a man, But in the end it leads to death.

  • Prov 12:28
    74%

    28In the way of righteousness is life; In its path there is no death.

  • Prov 13:15
    74%

    15Good understanding wins favor; But the way of the unfaithful is hard.

  • Prov 10:29
    74%

    29The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 21:29
    73%

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

  • Prov 16:9
    73%

    9A man's heart plans his course, But Yahweh directs his steps.

  • Ps 34:13-14
    2 verses
    73%

    13Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking lies.

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

  • Prov 14:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15A simple man believes everything, But the prudent man carefully considers his ways.

    16A wise man fears, and shuns evil, But the fool is hotheaded and reckless.

  • Prov 28:6
    73%

    6Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, Than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.

  • Isa 26:7
    73%

    7The way of the just is uprightness: you that are upright do direct the path of the just.

  • Prov 3:7
    73%

    7Don't be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.

  • Prov 16:16
    73%

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

  • Prov 9:6
    73%

    6Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding."

  • Prov 11:5
    73%

    5The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

  • Prov 12:26
    73%

    26A righteous person is cautious in friendship, But the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Ps 121:7
    73%

    7Yahweh will keep you from all evil. He will keep your soul.

  • Ps 37:27
    73%

    27Depart from evil, and do good; Live securely forever.

  • Ezek 18:27
    72%

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

  • Prov 15:19
    72%

    19The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, But the path of the upright is a highway.

  • Prov 28:10
    72%

    10Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, He will fall into his own trap; But the blameless will inherit good.

  • Prov 14:2
    72%

    2He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, But he who is perverse in his ways despises him.

  • Prov 7:25
    72%

    25Don't let your heart turn to her ways. Don't go astray in her paths,

  • Prov 21:16
    72%

    16The man who wanders 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. By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.

  • Prov 19:2
    72%

    2It isn't good to have zeal without knowledge; Nor being hasty with one's feet and missing the way.