Proverbs 16:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. ”

• Proverbs 16:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Proverbs 16. The special feature is a group of aphorisms ( Proverbs 16:10-15 ) relating to kings. The sentiments seem rather to reflect the picture of the ideal king than to indicate any particular...

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• Proverbs 16:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  the upright . upright ones. keepeth . guardeth.

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• Proverbs 16:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. The highway of the upright - The upright man is ever departing from evil; this is his common road: an...

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• Proverbs 16:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. "Keepeth;" namely, jealously, and watchfully guard...

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• Proverbs 16:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  1-9. God's control of human life.

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• Proverbs 16:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. — This is the plain way of duty, which lies right before him, which cannot be mistaken, whatever other difficulties he may have. (See above on Pr...

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• Proverbs 16:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  CHAPTER 17 A JUST BALANCE "A just balance and scales are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are His work."- Proverbs 16:11 "A false balance is an abomination to the Lord: but a just weight...

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• Proverbs 16:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Verse Proverbs 16:1 . A somewhat obscure proverb which recognizes that man has to exercise his own reason in making his plans, but that he is dependent on the Lord for the answer of the tongue. Dr....

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• Proverbs 16:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right. A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps. A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth tran...

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• Proverbs 16:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  The highway of the upright [is] to depart from evil ,.... Upright persons, such who are upright in heart, and walk uprightly; these walk in the highway of holiness, in which men, though fools, shall...

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• Proverbs 16:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  The highway of the upright [is] to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. Ver 17. The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. ] That is his road, his desire and ende...

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• Proverbs 16:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  How much better is it It is inexpressibly and inconceivably better to get wisdom than gold Because it brings a man more certain, and complete, and lasting comfort and advantage. The way of the u...

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• Proverbs 16:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

        17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.       Note, 1. It is the way of the upright to avoid sin, and every thing that looks...

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• Proverbs 16:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  The highway of the upright, their common road, in which they constantly purpose, and desire, and customarily use to walk, although sometimes through frailty or temptation they slip into the by-path...

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• Proverbs 16:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Wisdom Is To Be Sought And Pride Must Be Avoided By The One Who Would Walk In The Right Way With Trust In YHWH ( Proverbs 16:16-21 ). In this subsection the envelopes of wisdom ( Proverbs 16:16 )...

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• Proverbs 16:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 16:17 SOUL-PRESERVATION I. The main object of an upright man’s care—his soul . Every human creature is possessed of an instinct to preserve his bodily life and well...

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• Proverbs 16:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Proverbs 16:1 . The preparations of the heart in man. As the field must be plowed, and the soil prepared for the seeds, so the heart of man must be prepared for grace. Afflictions in Egypt dispose...

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• Proverbs 16:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

  The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. Departing from evil In this text is-- I. The upright. Those who are bent on doing the will of God. Those who keep the commandments of their...

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• Proverbs 16:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Proverbs 16:1-20 These are specially religions maxims, and they all contain the name Jehovah. Proverbs 16:1 The Authorized Version makes one sentence of this verse without...

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• Proverbs 16:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  v. 17. The highway of the upright; their entire conduct, is to depart from evil, they avoid it by following the highway of strict piety; he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul, for it is b...

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• Proverbs 16:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Acts 10:35 ; Acts 24:16 ; Hebrews 10:39 ; Isaiah 35:8 ; Jude 1:21 ; Jude 1:24 ; Matthew 24:13 ; Proverbs 10:9 ; Proverbs 19:16 ; Proverbs 4:24-27 ; Revelation 3:10 ; Titus 2:10-14

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• Proverbs 16:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  The high — way — Their common road, in which they walk, tho' through frailty or temptation they slip into the bypath of sin. From evil — From the evil of sin, and consequently from the evil of puni...

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