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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 16:17 - Evil
Proverbs 16:17 - The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The highway | H4546 | מְסִלָּה |
[Noun Feminine] a thoroughfare (as {turnpiked }) literally or figuratively; specifically a {viaduct} a staircase |
| of the upright | H3477 | יָשָׁר |
[Adjective] straight (literally or figuratively) |
| is to depart | H5493 | סוּר |
[Verb] to turn off (literally or figuratively) |
| from evil | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
| he that keepeth | H5341 | נָצַר |
[Verb] to {guard} in a good sense (to {protect} maintain: {obey} etc.) or a bad one (to {conceal} etc.) |
| his way | H1870 | דֶּרֶךְ |
[Noun Masculine] a road (as trodden); figuratively a course of life or mode of {action} often adverbially |
| preserveth | H8104 | שָׁמַר |
[Verb] properly to hedge about (as with {thorns}) that {is} guard; generally to {protect} attend {to} etc. |
| his soul | H5315 | נֶפֶשׁ |
[Noun Feminine] properly a breathing {creature} that {is} animal or (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a {literal} accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.