Proverbs 16:17

Proverbs Of Solomon

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How much better it is to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.
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The highway of the upright turns away and departs from evil;
He who guards his way protects his life (soul).
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Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before a fall.

Depart from Evil

Isaiah 35:8

A highway will be there, and a roadway;
And it will be called the Holy Way.
The unclean will not travel on it,
But it will be for those who walk on the way [the redeemed];
And fools will not wander on it.

Proverbs 4:24-27

Put away from you a deceitful (lying, misleading) mouth,
And put devious lips far from you.

Proverbs 10:9

He who walks in integrity and with moral character walks securely,
But he who takes a crooked way will be discovered and punished.

Proverbs 19:16

He who keeps and obeys the commandment [of the Lord] keeps (guards) his own life,
But he who is careless of his ways and conduct will die.

Matthew 24:13

But the one who endures and bears up [under suffering] to the end will be saved.

Acts 10:35

but in every nation the person who fears God and does what is right [by seeking Him] is acceptable and welcomed by Him.

Acts 24:16

In view of this, I also do my best and strive always to have a clear conscience before God and before men.

Titus 2:10-14

not stealing [things, regardless of value], but proving themselves trustworthy, so that in every respect they will adorn and do credit to the teaching of God our Savior.

Hebrews 10:39

But our way is not that of those who shrink back to destruction, but [we are] of those who believe [relying on God through faith in Jesus Christ, the Messiah] and by this confident faith preserve the soul.

Jude 1:21

and keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting anxiously and looking forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ [which will bring you] to eternal life.

Jude 1:24

Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling or falling into sin, and to present you unblemished [blameless and faultless] in the presence of His glory with triumphant joy and unspeakable delight,

Revelation 3:10

Because you have kept the word of My endurance [My command to persevere], I will keep you [safe] from the hour of trial, that hour which is about to come on the whole [inhabited] world, to test those who live on the earth.