Proverbs 22:5

God's Word

A devious person has thorns and traps ahead of him. Whoever guards himself will stay far away from them.

Cross References

Job 18:8

His own feet get him tangled in a net as he walks around on its webbing.

Psalm 11:6

He rains down fire and burning sulfur upon wicked people. He makes them drink from a cup filled with scorching wind.

Psalm 91:1

Whoever lives under the shelter of the Most High will remain in the shadow of the Almighty.

Proverbs 13:15

Good sense brings favor, but the way of treacherous people is always the same.

Proverbs 13:3

Whoever controls his mouth protects his own life. Whoever has a big mouth comes to ruin.

Proverbs 15:19

The path of lazy people is like a thorny hedge, but the road of decent people is an ⌞open⌟ highway.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of decent people turns away from evil. Whoever watches his way preserves his own life.

Proverbs 19:16

Whoever obeys the law preserves his life, ⌞but⌟ whoever despises the Lord’s ways will be put to death.

Proverbs 22:4

On the heels of humility (the fear of the Lord) are riches and honor and life.

Proverbs 29:6

To an evil person sin is bait in a trap, but a righteous person runs away from it and is glad.

Proverbs 4:19

The way of wicked people is like deep darkness. They do not know what makes them stumble.

Joshua 23:13

then you should know that the Lord your God will never again force these people out of your way. Instead, they will be a snare and a trap for you, a whip laid to your sides, and thorns in your eyes until none of you are left in this good land that the Lord your God has given you.

1 John 5:18

We know that those who have been born from God don’t go on sinning. Rather, the Son of God protects them, and the evil one can’t harm them.