'Avoided' in the Bible

And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.

because David had practiced what the LORD considered to be right. He never avoided anything that the LORD had commanded him during his entire lifetime, except for the case of Uriah the Hittite.

Concerning what people do:by the word of Your lipsI have avoided the ways of the violent.

Wealth makes many friends,But a poor man is separated from his friend.

After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood among his shipmates and said, "Men, you should have listened to me and not have sailed from Crete. You would have avoided this hardship and damage.