Proverbs 22:5

New American Bible - revised edition

Thorns and snares are on the path of the crooked; those who would safeguard their lives will avoid them.

Cross References

Job 18:8

A net catches him by the feet, he wanders into a pitfall.

Psalm 11:6

And rains upon the wicked fiery coals and brimstone, a scorching wind their allotted cup.

Psalm 91:1

You who dwell in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shade of the Almighty,

Proverbs 13:15

Good sense brings favor, but the way of the faithless is their ruin.

Proverbs 13:3

Those who guard their mouths preserve themselves; those who open wide their lips bring ruin.

Proverbs 15:19

The way of the sluggard is like a thorn hedge, but the path of the diligent is a highway.

Proverbs 16:17

The path of the upright leads away from misfortune; those who attend to their way guard their lives.

Proverbs 19:16

Those who keep commands keep their lives, but those who despise these ways will die.

Proverbs 22:4

The result of humility and fear of the Lord is riches, honor and life.

Proverbs 29:6

The sin of the wicked is a trap, but the just run along joyfully.

Proverbs 4:19

The way of the wicked is like darkness; they do not know on what they stumble.

Joshua 23:13

know for certain that the Lord, your God, will no longer dispossess these nations at your approach. Instead they will be a snare and a trap for you, a scourge for your sides and thorns for your eyes, until you perish from this good land which the Lord, your God, has given you.

1 John 5:18

We know that no one begotten by God sins; but the one begotten by God he protects, and the evil one cannot touch him.