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

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17 The (A)highway of the upright is to turn away from evil;
One who watches his way protects his [a]life.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:17 Lit soul

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

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A (A)prudent person sees evil and hides himself,
But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty.

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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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(A)Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
One who guards himself will be far from them.

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