Proverbs 16:17
Expanded Bible
17 ·Good people stay [L The highway of those with integrity turns] away from evil.
By ·watching what they do [protecting their path], they ·protect [guard] their lives.
Proverbs 16:17
New American Standard Bible
17 The (A)highway of the upright is to turn away from evil;
One who watches his way protects his [a]life.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:17 Lit soul
Proverbs 22:3
Expanded Bible
3 The ·wise [prudent] see ·danger [evil; trouble] ahead and avoid it,
but fools ·keep going [go straight to it] and ·get into trouble [or are punished].
Proverbs 22:3
New American Standard Bible
3 A (A)prudent person sees evil and hides himself,
But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty.
Proverbs 22:5
Expanded Bible
5 Evil people’s lives are like paths covered with thorns and ·traps [nets].
People who guard themselves ·don’t have such problems [L stay far from them].
Proverbs 22:5
New American Standard Bible
5 (A)Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
One who guards himself will be far from them.
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