Proverbs 16:17
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil,.... Upright persons, such who are upright in heart, and walk uprightly; these walk in the highway of holiness, in which men, though fools, shall not…
Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Matthew Henry
Note, 1. It is the way of the upright to avoid sin, and every thing that looks like it and leads towards it; and this is a highway marked out by authority, tracked by many that have gone before us,…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
The LXX. gives a fuller text here:
"The paths of life depart from evil,
And ways of righteousness are length of life.
He that receiveth instruction shall prosper,
And he that taketh heed to…
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