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17 The (A)highway of the upright is to turn away from evil;
He who guards his way keeps his [a]soul.

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  1. Proverbs 16:17 Or life

17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil:
He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

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17 The highway of the upright avoids evil;
    those who guard their ways preserve their lives.(A)

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A (A)prudent man sees evil and hides,
But the simple pass on, and are punished.

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A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself;
But the simple pass on, and [a]suffer for it.

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  1. Proverbs 22:3 Hebrew are mulcted.

The prudent see danger and take refuge,(A)
    but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.(B)

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(A)Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked;
He who keeps his soul will be far from them.

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Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse:
He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.

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In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls,(A)
    but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.

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