Proverbs 16:17
English Standard Version
17 The highway of the upright (A)turns aside from evil;
whoever guards his way preserves his life.
Isaiah 11:16
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16 And there will be (A)a highway from Assyria
for the remnant that remains of his people,
(B)as there was for Israel
when they came up from the land of Egypt.
Isaiah 35:8-10
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8 (A)And a highway shall be there,
and it shall be called the Way of Holiness;
(B)the unclean shall not pass over it.
It shall belong to those who walk on the way;
even if they are fools, they shall not go astray.[a]
9 No lion shall be there,
nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it;
they shall not be found there,
but the redeemed shall walk there.
10 (C)And the ransomed of the Lord shall return
and come to Zion with singing;
(D)everlasting joy shall be upon their heads;
they shall obtain gladness and joy,
and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 35:8 Or if they are fools, they shall not wander in it
Isaiah 40:3
English Standard Version
3 (A)A voice cries:[a]
(B)“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;
(C)make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:3 Or A voice of one crying
Isaiah 40:4
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4 (A)Every valley shall be lifted up,
and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
and the rough places a plain.
Matthew 3:3
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3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said,
(A)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(B)‘Prepare[a] the way of the Lord;
make his paths straight.’”
Footnotes
- Matthew 3:3 Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness
Matthew 7:1
English Standard Version
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