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 guarded against 'evil' (from the first clause of the verse).
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Proverbs 16:17
17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.