Proverbs 22:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Crooks walk down a road full of thorny traps. Stay away from there!

Cross References

Job 18:8

Before they know it, they are trapped in a net, hidden along the path.

Psalm 11:6

He will send fiery coals and flaming sulphur down on the wicked, and they will drink nothing but a scorching wind.

Psalm 91:1

Live under the protection of God Most High and stay in the shadow of God All-Powerful.

Proverbs 13:15

Sound judgment is praised, but people without good sense are on the way to disaster.

Proverbs 13:3

Keep what you know to yourself, and you will be safe; talk too much, and you are done for.

Proverbs 15:19

Being lazy is like walking in a thorn patch, but everyone who does right walks on a smooth road.

Proverbs 16:17

God's people avoid evil ways, and they protect themselves by watching where they go.

Proverbs 19:16

Obey the Lord's teachings and you will live— disobey and you will die.

Proverbs 22:4

Respect and serve the LORD! Your reward will be wealth, a long life, and honour.

Proverbs 29:6

Your sins will catch you, but everyone who lives right will sing and celebrate.

Proverbs 4:19

The lifestyle of the wicked is like total darkness, and they will never know what makes them stumble.

1 John 5:18

We are sure that God's children do not keep on sinning. God's own Son protects them, and the devil cannot harm them.