Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
The way of the upright is to turn away from evil; he who keeps his way guards his way.
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.
A Conservative Version
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
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 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! And to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver! 17 The way of the upright is to turn away from evil; he who keeps his way guards his way. 18 Pride goes 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 He shall be with them; the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err in it.
Proverbs 4:24-27
Put away from you a wicked mouth, and devious lips put far from you.
Proverbs 10:9
He who walks uprightly walks surely; but he who twists his ways shall be known.
Proverbs 19:16
He who keeps the commandment keeps his own soul; he who despises His ways shall die.
Matthew 24:13
But he who endures to the end, the same shall be kept safe.
Acts 10:35
but in every nation he who fears Him and works righteousness is accepted with Him.
Acts 24:16
And in this I exercise myself, always to have a blameless conscience toward God and men.
Titus 2:10-14
not stealing, but showing all good faith, so that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.
Hebrews 10:39
But we are not of those withdrawing to destruction, but of those who believe to the preserving of the soul.
Jude 1:21
keep yourselves in the love of God, eagerly awaiting the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to everlasting life.
Jude 1:24
Now to Him being able to keep you without stumbling, and to set you before His glory without blemish, with unspeakable joy;
Revelation 3:10
Because you have kept the Word of My patience, I also will keep you from the hour of temptation which will come upon all the habitable world, to try those who dwell upon the earth.