Proverbs 16:17 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
מְסִלַּ֣ת	me.si.Lat	[the] highway of	H4546 →
יְ֭שָׁרִים	Ye.sha.rim	upright [people]	H3477 →
ס֣וּר	sur	[is] to turn aside	H5493 →
מֵרָ֑ע	me.Ra'	from evil	H7451 →
שֹׁמֵ֥ר	sho.Mer	[is] protecting	H8104 →
נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ	naf.Sho	life his	H5315 →
נֹצֵ֥ר	no.Tzer	[one who] guards	H5341 →
דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃	dar.Ko	way his	H1870 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Revelation 3:10
Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the…
leads to
- 2 Peter 2:9
  if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
- Revelation 14:12
  Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
- Daniel 12:10
  Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.
- Zechariah 13:9
  This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They…
Through
Isaiah 35:8
And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it—only those who walk in the Way—and fools will not stray onto it.
leads to
- Matthew 7:13–14
  Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
- Isaiah 42:16
  I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These…
- John 14:6
  Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
Through
Jude 1:21
keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.
leads to
- 1 John 4:16
  And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Proverbs 4:27Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.Isaiah 35:8And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it—only those who walk in the Way—and fools will not stray onto it.Job 28:28And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”Proverbs 22:5Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.Job 2:3Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”Proverbs 19:16He who keeps a commandment preserves his soul, but he who is careless in his ways will die.Proverbs 10:9He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.Psalms 4:4Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah Psalms 37:34Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.Proverbs 14:16A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.Isaiah 56:2Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”Revelation 3:10Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.Jude 1:21keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.Proverbs 4:24–27Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.Titus 2:10–14not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.Proverbs 13:14The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.1 Peter 3:11He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.Proverbs 13:19Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.

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