Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
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.
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 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.
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. Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. 17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul. 18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Phrases
Cross References
Isaiah 35:8
And a highway will be there, and a way, and it will be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it, but it will be for those who walk in the Way. Wicked fools will not go there.
Proverbs 4:24-27
Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.
Proverbs 10:9
He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
Proverbs 19:16
He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.
Matthew 24:13
But he who endures to the end, the same will be saved.
Acts 10:35
but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.
Acts 24:16
Herein I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.
Titus 2:10-14
not stealing, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things.
Hebrews 10:39
But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the saving of the soul.
Jude 1:21
Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.
Jude 1:24
Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,
Revelation 3:10
Because you kept my command to endure, I also will keep you from the hour of testing, which is to come on the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.