Proverbs 16:17

King James Version

¹⁷The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

Proverbs 16:17

New International Version

¹⁷The highway of the upright avoids evil;
those who guard their ways preserve their lives.^(A)

³The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

³A voice of one calling:
“In the wilderness prepare
the way^(A) for the Lord^[a];
make straight^(B) in the desert
a highway for our God.^[b]^(C)

Isaiah 40:3 Or A voice of one calling in the wilderness: / “Prepare the way for the Lord
Isaiah 40:3 Hebrew; Septuagint make straight the paths of our God

⁴Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:

⁴Every valley shall be raised up,^(A)
every mountain and hill^(B) made low;
the rough ground shall become level,^(C)
the rugged places a plain.

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