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Proverbs 16:17-20 NWT
17 The highway of the upright ones is to turn away from bad. One who is safeguarding his way is keeping his soul. 18 Pride is before a crash, and a haughty spirit before stumbling. 19 Better is it to be lowly in spirit with the meek ones than to divide spoil with the self-exalted ones. 20 He that is showing insight in a matter will find good, and happy is he that is trusting in Jehovah.
Proverbs 16:17-20 ESV
(17) The highway of the upright turns aside from evil; whoever guards his way preserves his life.
(18) Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
(19) It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.
(20) Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
Proverbs 16:17-20 Darby
(17) The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that taketh heed to his way keepeth his soul.
(18) Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
(19) Better is it to be of a humble spirit with the meek, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
(20) He that giveth heed to the word shall find good; and whoso confideth in Jehovah, happy is he.
Proverbs 16:17-20 LITV
(17) The way of the upright is to turn away from evil, he keeping his soul watches his way.
(18) Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
(19) It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.
(20) He who acts prudently shall find good, and he who trusts in Jehovah, Oh how happy is he!
Proverbs 16:17-20 GW
(17) The highway of decent people turns away from evil. Whoever watches his way preserves his own life.
(18) Pride precedes a disaster, and an arrogant attitude precedes a fall.
(19) Better to be humble with lowly people than to share stolen goods with arrogant people.
(20) Whoever gives attention to the LORD'S word prospers, and blessed is the person who trusts the LORD.
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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
KJV - King James Version
MKJV - Modern King James Version
NWT - New World Translation
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
RV - Revised Version
YLT - Young's Literal Translation