Pro 16:17 | KingComments | STEP | “The highway of upright” is the lofty way of life of upright persons. The highway is an elevated and paved way. The potholes in that way have been filled and the bumps in that road have been removed. The dangers of falling into a pit or tripping over a height are not present for the upright. This does not mean that they go their way carefree. They are aware that evil threatens them from all sides and depart from it. This proves that they are walking a highway and living in sincerity. He who goes the highway and is careful to stay on it, “preserves his life”. He protects his life from calamity. Righteous living is a protection against calamity. The highway is the best way, but it is not the way everyone goes. It is the way of the pilgrim. He goes that way because this way is in his heart ( ). It is “the Highway of Holiness” ( ), which God shows us in His Word.

‏ Proverbs 16:17

The Highway

“The highway of upright” is the lofty way of life of upright persons. The highway is an elevated and paved way. The potholes in that way have been filled and the bumps in that road have been removed. The dangers of falling into a pit or tripping over a height are not present for the upright. This does not mean that they go their way carefree. They are aware that evil threatens them from all sides and depart from it. This proves that they are walking a highway and living in sincerity.

He who goes the highway and is careful to stay on it, “preserves his life”. He protects his life from calamity. Righteous living is a protection against calamity. The highway is the best way, but it is not the way everyone goes. It is the way of the pilgrim. He goes that way because this way is in his heart (Psa 84:5). It is “the Highway of Holiness” (Isa 35:8), which God shows us in His Word.