(箴言 16:17)
“正直人的道，是遠離惡事．謹守己路的，是保全性命。”
所謂正直人並非指一個完美無缺的人，而是指生命的核心價值與聖經真理完全對齊。在原文中，正直代表一種沒有彎曲、如同建築衡量般的準確性。當一個人的價值觀以此為標準時，他所行的路自然會遠離惡事。
這裡提到的遠離並非只是稍微繞路或避開，而是一種一百八十度的轉向。當我們發現前方有不好的事物或誘惑時，應當立刻掉頭，不參與、不觸碰。
而謹守則像城牆上的士兵一樣，必須時刻保持警覺、不眠不休地看守，這是一份持續且主動的責任。
我們不能只在某個月份或某段時間刻意謹慎，而是要隨時警醒，因為這關乎保存我們的人格與靈魂。作為一個正直的人，當我們發現生命中出現與真理不符的惡事時，應當果斷轉身走開，絕不因好奇而嘗試。
(Proverbs 16:17)
“The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.”
The so-called upright person does not refer to a flawless individual, but rather to someone whose core life values are perfectly aligned with Biblical truth. In the original text, uprightness represents a kind of straightness without curvature, an accuracy similar to that of a builder’s measurement. When a person’s values are set to this standard, the path they walk will naturally lead away from evil.
The departure mentioned here is not merely taking a slight detour or avoiding something; it is a 180-degree turn. When we discover bad things or temptations ahead, we should immediately turn back, neither participating nor touching them.
To keep one’s way is like a soldier on a city wall; one must remain constantly alert, watching without sleep. This is a continuous and proactive responsibility.
We cannot be intentionally cautious only in a certain month or at a specific time; instead, we must be watchful at all times, as this concerns the preservation of our character and soul. As an upright person, when we find evil things in life that do not align with the truth, we should decisively turn and walk away, never trying them out of curiosity.
