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Proverbs 16:17
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How much better [is it] to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
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The highway of the upright [is] to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
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Pride [goeth] before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
The highwayH4546 of the uprightH3477 is to departH5493 from evilH7451: he that keepethH5341 his wayH1870 preservethH8104 his soulH5315.
Original Hebrew
מְסִלַּת יְשָׁרִים סוּר מֵרָע שֹׁמֵר נַפְשֹׁו נֹצֵר דַּרְכֹּו׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
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מְסִלַּ֣ת |
me.si.Lat | H4546 | HNcfsc | (the) highway of |
יְ֭שָׁרִים |
Ye.sha.rim | H3477 | HAampa | upright (people) |
ס֣וּר |
sur | H5493 | HVqc | (is) to turn aside |
מֵ/רָ֑ע |
me./Ra' | H7451 | HR/Aamsa | from/ evil |
שֹׁמֵ֥ר |
sho.Mer | H8104 | HVqrmsa | (is) protecting |
נַ֝פְשׁ֗/וֹ |
naf.Sh/o | H5315 | HNcbsc/Sp3ms | life/ his |
נֹצֵ֥ר |
no.Tzer | H5341 | HVqrmsa | (one who) guards |
דַּרְכּֽ/וֹ |
dar.K/o | H1870 | HNcbsc/Sp3ms | way/ his |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H1870 — דֶּרֶךְ (derek, deh'-rek): from דָּרַךְ; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb; along, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).
- H3477 — יָשָׁר (yâshâr, yaw-shawr'): from יָשַׁר; straight (literally or figuratively); convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), [phrase] pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
- H4546 — מְסִלָּה (mᵉçillâh, mes-il-law'): from סָלַל; a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase; causeway, course, highway, path, terrace.
- H5315 — נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh, neh'-fesh): from נָפַשׁ; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental); any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it.
- H5341 — נָצַר (nâtsar, naw-tsar'): a primitive root; to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.); besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).
- H5493 — סוּר (çûwr, soor): or שׂוּר; (Hosea 9:12), a primitive root; to turn off (literal or figurative); be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn (aside, away, in), withdraw, be without.
- H7451 — רַע (raʻ, rah): from רָעַע; bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral); adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, [phrase] not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
- H8104 — שָׁמַר (shâmar, shaw-mar'): a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.; beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- he — Proverbs 10:9, Proverbs 19:16, Matthew 24:13, Hebrews 10:39, Jude 1:21, Jude 1:24, Revelation 3:10
- highway — Proverbs 4:24-27, Isaiah 35:8, Acts 10:35, Acts 24:16, Titus 2:10-14
Reciprocal references (16): 2 Samuel 20:13, Job 2:3, Job 28:28, Psalms 4:4, Psalms 34:14, Psalms 37:27, Psalms 37:34, Proverbs 4:27, Proverbs 11:20, Proverbs 13:14, Proverbs 13:19, Proverbs 14:2, Proverbs 14:16, Proverbs 22:5, Isaiah 56:2, 1 Peter 3:11
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: HELPS-HINDRANCES
- Torrey’s: UPRIGHTNESS
- Nave’s: HIGHWAYS, HOLINESS, WATCHFULNESS
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