Proverbs 22:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁵ There are thorns and snares on the way of the crooked; the one who guards himself stays far from them.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: He that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ Thorns and snares are in the way of the obstinate and willful; he who guards himself will be far from them.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.

Common English Bible

⁵ Thorns and nets are in the path of the crooked; those who guard their lives keep their distance.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ Weapons and swords are on the way of the perverse. But he who guards his own soul withdraws far from them.

Proverbs 22:5 Cross References

Job 18:8

For his own feet lead him into a net, and he strays into its mesh.

Proverbs 13:15

Good sense wins favour, but the way of the treacherous never changes.

Proverbs 13:3

The one who guards his mouth protects his life; the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

Proverbs 15:19

A slacker’s way is like a thorny hedge, but the path of the upright is a raised road.

Proverbs 16:17

The road of the upright  avoids evil; the one who guards his way protects his life.

Proverbs 19:16

The one who keeps commands preserves himself; one who disregards  his ways will die.

Proverbs 22:4

Humility, the fear of the  Lord, results in wealth, honour, and life.

Proverbs 29:6

An evil person is caught by sin, but the righteous one sings and rejoices.

Proverbs 4:19

But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they don’t know what makes them stumble.

Joshua 23:13

know for certain that the Lord your God will not continue to drive these nations out before you. They will become a snare and a trap for you,  a sharp stick  for your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you disappear from this good land the Lord your God has given you.

1 John 5:18

We know that everyone who has been born of God does not sin, but the one who is born of God keeps him,  , and the evil one does not touch him.