Proverbs 16:17
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.

Young's Literal Translation
A highway of the upright [is], ‘Turn from evil,’ Whoso is preserving his soul is watching his way.

King James Bible
The highway of the upright [is] to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

Hebrew
The highway
מְסִלַּ֣ת (mə·sil·laṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4546: A thoroughfare, a viaduct, a staircase

of the upright
יְ֭שָׁרִים (yə·šā·rîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 3477: Straight, right

leads away
ס֣וּר (sūr)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5493: To turn aside

from evil;
מֵרָ֑ע (mê·rā‘)
Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

he who guards
נֹצֵ֥ר (nō·ṣêr)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5341: To watch, guard, keep

his way
דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃ (dar·kōw)
Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

protects
שֹׁמֵ֥ר (šō·mêr)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

his life.
נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ (nap̄·šōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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