Proverbs 22:5

A Conservative Version

Thorns [and] snares are in the way of a perverse man. He who keeps his soul shall be far from them.

Cross References

Proverbs 15:19

The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is made a highway.

1 John 5:18

We know that every man who has been begotten from God does not sin, but he who was begotten from God keeps himself, and the evil does not touch him.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.

Proverbs 19:16

He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul. He who is careless of his ways shall die.

Proverbs 13:15

Good understanding gives favor, but the way of the transgressor is hard.

Job 18:8

For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walks upon the toils.

Proverbs 13:3

He who guards his mouth keeps his life. He who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

Psalm 91:1

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

Psalm 11:6

He will rain snares upon sinners. Fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.

Joshua 23:13

know for a certainty that LORD your God will no more drive these nations from out of your sight, but they shall be a snare and a trap to you, and a scourge in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good

Proverbs 22:4

The reward of humility [and] the fear of LORD [is] riches and honor and life.

Proverbs 29:6

In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare, but a righteous man sings and rejoices.

Proverbs 4:19

The way of the wicked is as darkness. They know not at what they stumble.