Proverbs 16:17

¹⁵ When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.

¹⁶ How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.

The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.

¹⁸ Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

¹⁹ It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.
KJV: The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
WEB: The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
ASV: The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
DARBY: The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that taketh heed to his way keepeth his soul.
BLB: The highway of the upright ones turns aside from evil; one guarding his soul watches over his way.

ÅB: De oppriktiges vei er å holde seg fra det onde; den som akter på sin vei, bevarer sitt liv.
OTB: De oppriktiges vei vender seg bort fra det onde; de som vokter sin vei bevarer sitt liv.
B1930: De opriktiges vei er å holde sig fra det onde; den som akter på sin vei, bevarer sitt liv.

Isaiah 35:8
And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it— only those who walk in the Way— and fools will not stray onto it.
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Proverbs 19:16
He who keeps a commandment preserves his soul, but he who is careless in his ways will die.
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Proverbs 10:9
He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
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Jude 1:21
keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.
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Revelation 3:10
Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
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Titus 2:10–14
not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.
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Proverbs 4:24–27
Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.
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Hebrews 10:39
But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
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