New International VersionIn the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls, but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
New Living TranslationCorrupt people walk a thorny, treacherous road; whoever values life will avoid it.
English Standard VersionThorns and snares are in the way of the crooked; whoever guards his soul will keep far from them.
Berean Standard BibleThorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.
King James BibleThorns
and snares
are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
New King James VersionThorns
and snares
are in the way of the perverse; He who guards his soul will be far from them.
New American Standard BibleThorns
and snares are in the way of the perverse; One who guards himself will be far from them.
NASB 1995Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards himself will be far from them.
NASB 1977Thorns
and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards himself will be far from them.
Legacy Standard BibleThorns
and snares are in the way of the crooked; He who keeps his soul will be far from them.
Amplified BibleThorns and snares are in the way of the obstinate [for their lack of honor and their wrong-doing traps them]; He who guards himself [with godly wisdom] will be far from them
and avoid the consequences they suffer.
Christian Standard BibleThere are thorns and snares on the way of the crooked; the one who guards himself stays far from them.
Holman Christian Standard BibleThere are thorns and snares on the path of the crooked; the one who guards himself stays far from them.
American Standard VersionThorns and snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.
Contemporary English VersionCrooks walk down a road full of thorny traps. Stay away from there!
English Revised VersionThorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.
GOD'S WORD® TranslationA devious person has thorns and traps ahead of him. Whoever guards himself will stay far away from them.
Good News TranslationIf you love your life, stay away from the traps that catch the wicked along the way.
International Standard VersionThorns and snares lie in the path of the perverse person, but whoever is cautious stays far away from them.
NET BibleThorns and snares are in the path of the perverse, but the one who guards himself keeps far from them.
New Heart English BibleThorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: whoever guards his soul stays from them.
Webster's Bible TranslationThorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard BibleThorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.
World English BibleThorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays from them.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard VersionThorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the perverse, "" Whoever is keeping his soul is far from them.
Young's Literal Translation Thorns -- snares are in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.
Smith's Literal TranslationThorns, snares, in the way of the perverse one: he watching his soul shall be far from them.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims BibleArms and swords are in the way of the perverse: but he that keepeth his own soul departeth far from them.
Catholic Public Domain VersionWeapons and swords are on the way of the perverse. But he who guards his own soul withdraws far from them.
New American BibleThorns and snares are on the path of the crooked; those who would safeguard their lives will avoid them.
New Revised Standard VersionThorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; the cautious will keep far from them.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa BibleSnares and traps are found on a crooked way; he who keeps his soul shall be far from them.
Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedNets and snares are in the perverse way, and he that keeps his soul will be far from them.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward; He that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.
Brenton Septuagint TranslationThistles and snares are in perverse ways; but he that keeps his soul will refrain from them.
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