Proverbs 16:17

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

¹⁷The highway of the upright avoids evil;
those who guard their way preserve their lives.

Proverbs 16:17

New International Version

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

³The clever see danger and hide,
but the simple go on and suffer for it.

³The prudent see danger and take refuge,^(A)
but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.^(B)

⁵Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
the cautious will keep far from them.^(A)

⁵In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls,^(A)
but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)

New International Version (NIV)