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Verse Proverbs 16:17. _THE HIGHWAY OF THE UPRIGHT_] The upright man is
ever departing from evil; this is his _common road_: and by keeping
_on_ in this way, _his soul is preserved_....
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CHAPTER 16 IN THE LIGHT OF THE LORD
The name Jehovah (LORD) appears eleven times in this chapter of
Proverbs. The Lord has the final word, for to man belong the
preparations (or plans) of the heart;...
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PROVERBS 16. The special feature is a group of aphorisms (Proverbs
16:10) relating to kings. The sentiments seem rather to reflect the
picture of the ideal king than to indicate any particular period....
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THE UPRIGHT. upright ones.
KEEPETH. guardeth....
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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 reproo...
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TEXT Proverbs 16:12-22
12.
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness;
For the throne is established by righteousness.
13.
Righteous lips are the delight of kings;
And they love him that...
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The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth
his way preserveth his soul.
HE THAT KEEPETH HIS WAY PRESERVETH HIS SOUL. "Keepeth;" namely,
jealously, and watchfully guarded ag...
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1-9. God's control of human life....
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 16
The subject of the book now begins to change. In earlier Chapter s,
the main subject is the difference between wise actions and evil
action...
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THE HIGHWAY OF THE UPRIGHT IS TO DEPART FROM EVIL. — This is the
plain way of duty, which lies right before him, which cannot be
mistaken, whatever other difficulties he may have. (See above on
Prover...
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מְסִלַּ֣ת יְ֭שָׁרִים ס֣וּר מֵ רָ֑ע
שֹׁמֵ֥ר נַ֝פְשֹׁ֗ו נֹצֵ֥ר
דַּרְכֹּֽו׃...
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CHAPTER 17
A JUST BALANCE
"A just balance and scales are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag
are His work."- Proverbs 16:11
"A false balance is an abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is
H...
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Verse Proverbs 16:1. A somewhat obscure proverb which recognizes that
man has to exercise his own reason in making his plans, but that he is
dependent on the Lord for the answer of the tongue. Dr. Per...
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Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without
right. A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his
steps. A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth
trans...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31.
In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to
avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be
follow...
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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 no...
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The highway of the upright [is] to depart from evil: he that keepeth
his way preserveth his soul.
_Ver 17. The highway of the upright is to depart from evil._] That is
his road, his desire and endeav...
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_How much better is it_ It is inexpressibly and inconceivably better
_to get wisdom than gold_ Because it brings a man more certain, and
complete, and lasting comfort and advantage. _The way of the up...
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V. 17. THE HIGHWAY OF THE UPRIGHT; their entire conduct, IS TO DEPART
FROM EVIL, they avoid it by following the highway of strict piety; HE
THAT KEEPETH HIS WAY PRESERVETH HIS SOUL, for it is by a car...
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THE HIGHWAY OF THE UPRIGHT, their common road, in which they
constantly purpose, and desire, and customarily use to walk, although
sometimes through frailty or temptation they slip into the by-paths o...
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Proverbs 16:17 highway H4546 upright H3477 depart H5493 (H8800) evil
H7451 keeps H5341 (H8802) way H1870 preserves H8104 (H8802) soul H5315
highway - Proverbs 4:24-27; Isaiah 35:8; Acts 10:35,...
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WISDOM IS TO BE SOUGHT AND PRIDE MUST BE AVOIDED BY THE ONE WHO WOULD
WALK IN THE RIGHT WAY WITH TRUST IN YHWH (PROVERBS 16:16).
In this subsection the envelopes of wisdom (Proverbs 16:16) - pride
(Pr...
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CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: The safest way in which to travel is the way of the
upright, a way which God makes plain to those who desire to walk in
it....
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Proverbs 16:1. _The preparations of the heart in man._ As the field
must be plowed, and the soil prepared for the seeds, so the heart of
man must be prepared for grace. Afflictions in Egypt disposed t...
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_The highway of the upright is to depart from evil._
DEPARTING FROM EVIL
In this text is--
I. The upright. Those who are bent on doing the will of God. Those who
keep the commandments of their Make...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 16:10 The remaining sections of ch.
Proverbs 16:1 illustrate the benefits of wisdom for the well-being of
the heart (vv. Proverbs 16:16, Proverbs 16:20, Proverbs 16:25).
⇐ ⇔...
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_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 16:17_
SOUL-PRESERVATION
I. THE MAIN OBJECT OF AN UPRIGHT MAN’S CARE—HIS SOUL. Every human
creature is possessed of an instinct to preserve his bodily life and
well-bein...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 16:1
These are specially religions maxims, and they all contain the name
Jehovah.
PROVERBS 16:1
The Authorized Version makes one sentence of this verse without any
contrast or a...
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Shall we turn now to Proverbs 16:1-33, the sixteenth chapter and begin
our study this evening.
The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is
from the LORD (Proverbs 16:1).
Go...
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Acts 10:35; Acts 24:16; Hebrews 10:39; Isaiah 35:8; Jude 1:21; Jude
1:24; Matthew 24:13; Proverbs 10:9; Proverbs 19:16; Proverbs 4:24;...
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The high — way — Their common road, in which they walk, tho'
through frailty or temptation they slip into the bypath of sin. From
evil — From the evil of sin, and consequently from the evil of
punishm...