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17 The highway of the upright, it turns from evil,
    he who guards himself[a] keeps his way.

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  1. Proverbs 16:17 Or “soul,” or “inner self”

17 The highway of the upright(A) avoids evil;
the one who guards his way protects his life.(B)

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Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
    he who guards himself[a] will keep away from them.

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  1. Proverbs 22:5 Or “soul,” or “life”

There are thorns and snares on the path of the crooked;(A)
the one who guards himself stays far from them.

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