Proverbs 22:5

New International Version

In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls, but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.

Cross References

Proverbs 15:19

The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.

1 John 5:18

We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the One who was born of God keeps them safe, and the evil one cannot harm them.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.

Proverbs 19:16

Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life, but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.

Proverbs 13:15

Good judgment wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.

Job 18:8

His feet thrust him into a net; he wanders into its mesh.

Proverbs 13:3

Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.

Psalm 91:1

Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

Psalm 11:6

On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot.

Joshua 23:13

then you may be sure that the Lord your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become snares and traps for you, whips on your backs and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land, which the Lord your God has given you.

Proverbs 22:4

Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life.

Proverbs 29:6

Evildoers are snared by their own sin, but the righteous shout for joy and are glad.

Proverbs 4:19

But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.