Proverbs 16:17

Authorized (King James) Version

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

Proverbs 16:17

New International Version

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

⁵Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward:
he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

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

Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

KJV reproduced by permission of Cambridge University Press, the Crown’s patentee in the UK.

New International Version (NIV)