Proverbs 22:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.”
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“Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Thornsandsnares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Thorns--snares <FI>are<Fi> in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 22:5 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 23:13know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.
- Job 18:8For his own feet lead him into a net, and he wanders into its mesh.
- Psalms 11:6On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
- Psalms 18:26to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
- Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
- Proverbs 4:19But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.
- Proverbs 13:3He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
- Proverbs 13:15Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the faithless is difficult.
- Proverbs 15:19The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
- Proverbs 16:17The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.
- Proverbs 19:16He who keeps a commandment preserves his soul, but he who is careless in his ways will die.
- 1 John 5:18We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.
- Jude 1:20But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
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