17The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 16:17
The LORD Weighs the Heart: Sovereignty, Humility, Justice, and the Wise Path
The chapter moves from the LORD's sovereignty over plans and motives, to justice in royal rule, to the superiority of wisdom and humility, to gracious speech and the warning against self-deceived paths, to destructive speech and violent companionship, and finally to patience, self-control, and the LORD's final governance.
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Verse 17
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The highwayמְסִלַּ֣תH4546Noun - feminine singular constructof the uprightיְ֭שָׁרִיםH3477Adjective - masculine pluralleads awayס֣וּרH5493Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructfrom evilמֵרָ֑עH7451Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singularhe who guardsנֹצֵ֥רH5341Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularhis wayדַּרְכּֽוֹ׃H1870Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singularprotectsשֹׁמֵ֥רH8104Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularhis lifeנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular