Proverbs 22:5

New King James Version

Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards his soul will be far from them.

Cross References

Job 18:8

For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walks into a snare.

Psalm 11:6

Upon the wicked He will rain coals; Fire and brimstone and a burning wind Shall be the portion of their cup.

Psalm 91:1

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

Proverbs 13:15

Good understanding gains favor, But the way of the unfaithful is hard.

Proverbs 13:3

He who guards his mouth preserves his life, But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

Proverbs 15:19

The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns, But the way of the upright is a highway.

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, But he who is careless of his ways will die.

Proverbs 22:4

By humility and the fear of the Lord Are riches and honor and life.

Proverbs 29:6

By transgression an evil man is snared, But the righteous sings and rejoices.

Proverbs 4:19

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

Joshua 23:13

know for certain that the Lord your God will no longer drive out these nations from before you. But they shall be snares and traps to you, and scourges on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land which the Lord your God has given you.

1 John 5:18

We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.