Proverbs 16:17

New International Version

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

Proverbs 16:17

New King James Version

¹⁷The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;
He who keeps his way preserves his soul.

³The prudent see danger and take refuge,^(A)
but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.^(B)

³A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself,
But the simple pass on and are ^(A)punished.

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

⁵Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
He who guards his soul will be far from them.

New International Version (NIV)