Proverbs 16:17
Modern English Version
17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;
he who keeps his way preserves his soul.
Proverbs 16:17
Authorized (King James) Version
17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil:
he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Proverbs 22:3
Modern English Version
3 A prudent man foresees the evil and hides himself,
but the simple pass on and are punished.
Proverbs 22:3
Authorized (King James) Version
3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself:
but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Proverbs 22:5
Modern English Version
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
he who guards his soul will be far from them.
Proverbs 22:5
Authorized (King James) Version
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward:
he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
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