Proverbs 2:8, 9 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
There is a path and a way. It is the same thing, though a path connotes narrowness, the way connotes width. The image of a path and a way is of a picturesque nature trail that makes the journey pleasant, but it also has a purpose and leads to a glorious destination. Both the journey and the destination is one great promise: we have eternal life now and it is the goal to which we are headed.
This is a continued promise based on the condition: if you seek after knowledge, if you seek first the kingdom of God, if you love God and want Jesus more than anything, if you hear and receive the Word of God, then the Lord puts you on good path.
The good path is Jesus. Jesus is the way. He does not just show you the way. He is the way, and He is the end goal, He is the life. He is your life. The path or the way is a metaphor for life as it is lived out step by step through time. Jesus is that path, the good path, the right path, the narrow path, the only path. He promises that He will be the path, that He will keep you on the path, that He will find you when you stray. He will “preserve the way of his saints.”
A further promise is that The Path will be just and right and wise and good for you. Because of God’s precious and very great promise we will seek the Lord and His Kingdom first, last, always and only.