Proverbs 22:5 - The Scriptures 1998

⁵ Thorns, snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards his life keeps far away 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 he is sent into a net by his own feet, and he walks on a pit-fall.

Psalm 11:6

Upon the wrong He rains snares, Fire and sulphur and a scorching wind Are the portion of their cup.

Psalm 91:1

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High, Who abides under the shadow of the Almighty,

Proverbs 13:15

Good understanding gains favour, But the way of the treacherous is hard.

Proverbs 13:3

He who watches over his mouth guards his being, But he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Proverbs 15:19

The way of a lazy one is like a hedge of thorns, But the way of the straight is a highway.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the straight Is to turn away from evil; He who guards his life watches over His way.

Proverbs 19:16

He who guards the command guards his life, He who despises His ways dies.

Proverbs 22:4

The reward of humility is the fear of יהוה, Riches, and esteem and life.

Proverbs 29:6

An evil man is ensnared by transgression, But the righteous sings and rejoices.

Proverbs 4:19

The way of the wrong is like darkness; They do not know at what they stumble.

Joshua 23:13

know for certain that יהוה  your Elohim shall no longer drive these nations out from before you. And they shall be snares and traps to you, and a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land which יהוה  your Elohim has given you.

1 John 5:18

We know that everyone having been born of Elohim does not sin, but the one having been born of Elohim guards himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.