Proverbs
Proverbs 16:17
17The highway of the upright leads away from evil;
he who guards his way protects his life.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The highway | מְסִלַּ֣ת | mə·sil·laṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H4546 highway |
| of the upright | יְ֭שָׁרִים | yə·šā·rîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H3477 straight, right |
| leads away | ס֣וּר | sūr | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5493 turn aside |
| from evil | מֵרָ֑ע | mê·rā‘ | Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| he who guards | נֹצֵ֥ר | nō·ṣêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5341 watch, guard, keep |
| his way | דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃ | dar·kōw | Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| protects | שֹׁמֵ֥ר | šō·mêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| his life | נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ | nap̄·šōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 35:8 · Proverbs 10:9 · Proverbs 19:16 · Revelation 3:10 · Jude 1:21 · Proverbs 4:24–27 · Titus 2:10–14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.