“The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.”
— WEB
Proverbs 16:17
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.”
— KJV
“The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.”
— ASV
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Commentary
Note, 1. It is the way of the upright to avoid sin, and every thing that looks like it and leads towards it; and this is a highway marked out by authority, tracked by many that have gone before us, and in which we meet with many that keep company with us; it is easy to find and safe to be travelled in, like a highway, Isa 35:8. To depart from evil is understanding. 2. It is the care of the upright to preserve their own souls, that they be not polluted with sin, and that by the troubles of the world they may not be put out of the possession of them, especially that they may not perish for ever, Mat 16:26. And it is therefore their care to keep their way, and not turn aside out of it, on either hand, but to press towards perfection. Those that adhere to their duty secure their felicity. Keep thy way and God will keep thee.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary (public domain)
The highway--A common, plain road represents the habitual course of the righteous in departing from evil. keepeth--observes.
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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