Proverbs 22:5 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

⁵ 2 The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge: and the words of the unjust are overthrown.

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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

3 Let it devour the beauty of his skin, let the firstborn death consume his arms.

Psalm 11:6

The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried by the fire, purged from the earth refined seven times.

Psalm 91:1

But thou shalt consider with thy eyes: and shalt see the reward of the wicked.

Proverbs 13:15

2 The good man leaveth heirs, sons, and grandsons: and the substance of the sinner is kept for the just.

Proverbs 13:3

0 Among the proud there are always contentions: but they that do all things with counsel, are ruled by wisdom.

Proverbs 15:19

6 Evil thoughts are an abomination to the Lord: and pure words most beautiful shall be confirmed by him.

Proverbs 16:17

4 Well ordered words are as a honeycomb: sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Proverbs 19:16

3 The fear of the Lord is unto life: and he shall abide in fulness without being visited with evil.

Proverbs 22:4

1 He that loveth cleanness of heart, for the grace of his lips shall have the king for his friend.

Proverbs 29:6

3 The poor man and the creditor have met one another: the Lord is the enlightener of them both.

Proverbs 4:19

6 Make straight the path for thy feet, and all thy ways shall be established.

Joshua 23:13

And he spoke thus to the people: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Your fathers dwelt of old on the other side of the river, Thare the father of Abraham, and Nachor: and they served strange gods.

1 John 5:18

And this is charity, that we walk according to his commandments. For this is the commandment, that, as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in the same: