| NETBible | The highway 1 of the upright is to turn 2 away from evil; the one who guards 3 his way safeguards his life. 4 |
| NASB © |
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; He who watches his way preserves his life. |
| HCSB | The highway of the upright avoids evil; the one who guards his way protects his life. |
| LEB | The highway of decent people turns away from evil. Whoever watches his way preserves his own life. |
| NIV © |
The highway of the upright avoids evil; he who guards his way guards his life. |
| ESV | The highway of the upright turns aside from evil; whoever guards his way preserves his life. |
| NRSV © |
The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their way preserve their lives. |
| REB | The highway of the upright avoids evil; he who watches his step preserves his life. |
| NKJV © |
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; He who keeps his way preserves his soul. |
| KJV | The highway of the upright [is] to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. |
| KJV | The highway <04546> of the upright <03477> [is] to depart <05493> (8800) from evil <07451>_: he that keepeth <05341> (8802) his way <01870> preserveth <08104> (8802) his soul <05315>_. |
| NASB © |
The highway <4546> of the upright <3477> is to depart <5493> from evil <7451> ; He who watches <5341> his way <1870> preserves <8104> his life .<5315> |
| LXXM | triboi <5147> N-NPF zwhv <2222> N-GSF ekklinousin <1578> V-PAI-3P apo <575> PREP kakwn <2556> A-GPM mhkov <3372> N-NSN de <1161> PRT biou <979> N-GSM odoi <3598> N-NPF dikaiosunhv <1343> N-GSF o <3588> T-NSM decomenov <1209> V-PMPNS paideian <3809> N-ASF en <1722> PREP agayoiv <18> A-DPM estai <1510> V-FMI-3S o <3588> T-NSM de <1161> PRT fulasswn <5442> V-PAPNS elegcouv <1650> N-APM sofisyhsetai <4679> V-FPI-3S ov <3739> R-NSM fulassei <5442> V-PAI-3S tav <3588> T-APF eautou <1438> D-GSM odouv <3598> N-APF threi <5083> V-PAI-3S thn <3588> T-ASF eautou <1438> D-GSM quchn <5590> N-ASF agapwn <25> V-PAPNS de <1161> PRT zwhn <2222> N-ASF autou <846> D-GSM feisetai <5339> V-FMI-3S stomatov <4750> N-GSN autou <846> D-GSM |
| NET [draft] ITL | The highway <04546> of the upright <03477> is to turn away <05493> from evil <07451> ; the one who guards <08104> his way <01870> safeguards <05341> his life .<05315> |
| NETBible | The highway 1 of the upright is to turn 2 away from evil; the one who guards 3 his way safeguards his life. 4 |
| NET Notes |
1 sn The point of righteous living is made with the image of a highway, a raised and well-graded road (a hypocatastasis, implying a comparison between a highway and the right way of living). 2 tn The form סוּר (sur) is a Qal infinitive; it indicates that a purpose of the righteous life is to turn away from evil. “Evil” here has the sense of sinful living. So the first line asserts that the well-cared-for life avoids sin. 3 sn The second half of the verse uses two different words for “guard”; this one is נֹצֵר (notser) “the one who guards his way,” and the first is שֹׁמֵר (shomer) “the one who guards his life” (the order of the words is reversed in the translation). The second colon then explains further the first (synthetic parallelism), because to guard one’s way preserves life. 4 tc The LXX adds three lines after 17a and one after 17b: “The paths of life turn aside from evils, and the ways of righteousness are length of life; he who receives instruction will be prosperous, and he who regards reproofs will be made wise; he who guards his ways preserves his soul, and he who loves his life will spare his mouth.” |