Parallel Verses
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.
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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References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 16:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
16
And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.
He who watches his way preserves his
And a haughty spirit before stumbling.
Phrases
Cross References
Isaiah 35:8
And it will be called the Highway of
The unclean will not travel on it,
But it will be for him who walks that way,
And
Proverbs 4:24-27
And
Proverbs 10:9
But
Proverbs 19:16
But he who
Matthew 24:13
Acts 10:35
but
Acts 24:16
In view of this,
Titus 2:10-14
not pilfering, but showing all good faith so that they will adorn the doctrine of
Hebrews 10:39
But
Jude 1:21
keep yourselves in the love of God,
Jude 1:24
Revelation 3:10