Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
New American Standard Bible
He who watches his way preserves his
King James Version
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Holman Bible
the one who guards his way protects his life.
International Standard Version
The road of the upright circumvents evil, and whoever watches how he lives preserves his life.
American Standard Version
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Amplified
The highway of the upright turns away and departs from evil;
He who guards his way protects his life (soul).
Bible in Basic English
The highway of the upright is to be turned away from evil: he who takes care of his way will keep his soul.
Darby Translation
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that taketh heed to his way keepeth his soul.
Julia Smith Translation
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: to watch his ways the guarding of his soul.
King James 2000
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keeps his way preserves his soul.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The highway of the upright, it turns from evil, he who guards himself keeps his way.
Modern King James verseion
The way of the upright is to turn away from evil; he who keeps his way guards his way.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The path of the righteous escheweth evil; and whoso looketh well to his ways, keepeth his own soul.
NET Bible
The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; the one who guards his way safeguards his life.
New Heart English Bible
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
The Emphasized Bible
The highway of the upright, is to avoid evil, He preserveth his soul, who guardeth his way.
Webster
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
World English Bible
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
Youngs Literal Translation
A highway of the upright is, 'Turn from evil,' Whoso is preserving his soul is watching his way.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 16:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
16 How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver. 17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul. 18 Pride [is] before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Phrases
Cross References
Isaiah 35:8
And a highway shall be there, and a way. And it shall be called The way of holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it, but is shall be for [the redeemed], the wayfaring men. Yea fools shall not err [in it].
Proverbs 4:24-27
Put away from thee a wayward mouth, and put perverse lips far from thee.
Proverbs 10:9
He who walks uprightly walks securely, but he who perverts his ways shall be known.
Proverbs 19:16
He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul. He who is careless of his ways shall die.
Matthew 24:13
But he who endures to the end, this man will be saved.
Acts 10:35
but in every nation, he who fears him, and works righteousness, is acceptable to him.
Acts 24:16
And in this I fashion myself, having a conscience always nonstumbling before God and men.
Titus 2:10-14
not pilfering, but demonstrating all good fidelity, so that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.
Hebrews 10:39
But we are not of retreat for destruction, but of faith for the preservation of the soul.
Jude 1:21
keep yourselves in the love of God, awaiting the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ for eternal life.
Jude 1:24
Now to him who is able to keep them non-stumbling, and to present before his glory, unblemished in gladness,
Revelation 3:10
Because thou keep the word of my perseverance, I also will keep thee from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole inhabited world, to try those who dwell upon the earth.