Proverbs 16:17 Go deeper

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

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מְסִלַּ֣תme.si.Lat[the] highway of

Lemma: מְסִלָּה (me.sil.lah) · Strong's: H4546

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: highway

Used 27 times. Also: Numbers 20:19, Judges 5:20, Judges 20:31, Judges 20:32, Judges 20:45, Judges 21:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4546; TAHOT Proverbs 16:17 word 1

יְ֭שָׁרִיםYe.sha.rimupright [people]

Lemma: יָשָׁר (ya.shar) · Strong's: H3477G

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: upright

Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 15:26, Numbers 23:10, Deuteronomy 6:18, Deuteronomy 12:8, Deuteronomy 12:25, Deuteronomy 12:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3477G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:17 word 2

ס֣וּרsur[is] to turn aside

Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to turn aside: depart

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 49:10, Exodus 8:11, Exodus 8:29, Leviticus 13:58, Numbers 16:26, Deuteronomy 4:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5493H; TAHOT Proverbs 16:17 word 3

מֵרָ֑עme.Ra'from evil

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451H

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: bad: evil

Used 178 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 28:8, Genesis 38:7, Genesis 41:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451H; TAHOT Proverbs 16:17 word 4

שֹׁמֵ֥רsho.Mer[is] protecting

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to keep: guard

Used 160 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104H; TAHOT Proverbs 16:17 word 5

נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.Sholife his

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: soul: life

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Proverbs 16:17 word 6

נֹצֵ֥רno.Tzer[one who] guards

Lemma: נָצַר (na.tsar) · Strong's: H5341

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to watch

Used 61 times. Also: Exodus 34:7, Deuteronomy 32:10, Deuteronomy 33:9, 2 Kings 17:9, 2 Kings 18:8, Job 7:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5341; TAHOT Proverbs 16:17 word 7

דַּרְכּֽוֹ\׃dar.Koway his

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: way: conduct

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:17 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The highway	→	מְסִלָּה H4546 highway
of the upright	→	יָשָׁר H3477G upright
leads away	→	סוּר H5493H to turn aside: depart
from evil	→	רַע H7451H bad: evil
he who guards	→	נָצַר H5341 to watch
his way	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
protects	→	שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard
his life	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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