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Proverbs 16:17

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The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

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  1. Proverbs 16:15

    In the light of the king’s countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

  2. Proverbs 16:16

    How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

  3. Proverbs 16:18

    Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

  4. Proverbs 16:19

    Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.