Proverbs 16:17

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹⁷The highway of the upright^(A) avoids evil;
the one who guards his way protects his life.^(B)

Proverbs 16:17

International Standard Version

¹⁷The road of the upright circumvents evil,
and whoever watches how he lives^[a] preserves his life.

³A sensible person sees danger and takes cover,
but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.^(A)

³The prudent person sees trouble ahead and hides,
but the naïve continue on and suffer the consequences.

⁵There are thorns and snares on the path of the crooked;^(A)
the one who guards himself stays far from them.

⁵Thorns and snares lie in the path of the perverse person,
but whoever is cautious stays far away from them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

International Standard Version (ISV)