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
Amplified Bible
17
The highway of the upright turns away and departs from evil;
He who guards his way protects his life (soul).
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
Amplified Bible
5
Thorns and snares are in the way of the obstinate [for their lack of honor and their wrong-doing traps them];
He who guards himself [with godly wisdom] will be far from them and avoid the consequences they suffer.
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