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Proverbs 22:5
5Wicked people go through a lot of trouble, like thorn bushes and traps in their way. So be careful to keep far away from them.
Proverbs 22:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
- New International Version (NIV)In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls, but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked; whoever guards his soul will keep far from them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards his soul will be far from them.
Context of Proverbs 22:5
3A careful person can see danger and he will hide himself. But a silly person never stops, and he walks into trouble. 4You should be humble. You should respect and obey the Lord. Then you will receive riches, honour and a long life. Wicked people go through a lot of trouble, like thorn bushes and traps in their way. So be careful to keep far away from them. 6If you teach children the right way to live, they will not forget it when they are older. 7Rich people have authority over poor people. People who borrow money have to serve those who lend it to them.
Read all of Proverbs 22Proverbs 22:5 word by word
צִנִּ֣ים פַּ֭חִים בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ עִקֵּ֑שׁ שׁוֹמֵ֥ר נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ יִרְחַ֥ק מֵהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 22:5
- Proverbs 13:15People respect a person who has wise thoughts. But the way that wicked people live destroys them.
- Proverbs 15:19A lazy person always has problems, as if he is walking through thorn bushes. But an honest person walks on a straight road through life.
- Joshua 23:13If you do that, the Lord your God will not chase them out in front of you any more. Instead, those nations will become a danger for you. They will be like a trap that catches you. They will be like sticks that beat your backs, and like sharp thorns in your eyes. They will bring trouble to you until none of you remain in this good land that the Lord your God has given to you.
- Job 18:8He does not know where he is going and he walks into a dangerous trap.
- Psalms 11:6He will send hot coal and sulphur to fall like rain on wicked people. A dangerous wind will be the punishment that they deserve.
- Psalms 18:26If people always do what is right, they can trust you to be kind to them. But if people are wicked, you turn against them.
- Proverbs 13:3Someone who thinks before he speaks will keep his life safe. But someone who talks too much will destroy himself.
- Proverbs 16:17Honest people follow a straight road that keeps them away from evil things. If you want to keep your life safe, watch where you are going.
- Proverbs 19:16If you obey God's commands, you will keep your life safe. If you do not respect his teaching, you will die.
- Psalms 91:1If anyone lives in Almighty God's safe place, the Most High God protects that person.
- 1 John 5:18Nobody who has become a child of God continues to do wrong things. Instead, the Son of God keeps him safe. Satan cannot do anything against a child of God.
- Jude 1:20But you, my friends, have believed the message that comes from God himself. So you must help one another to trust God more and more. Pray to God with the help of the Holy Spirit.
Commentaries on Proverbs 22:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Thorns and snares - Various difficulties, trials, and sufferings.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5Verse 5 The way of sin is vexatious and dangerous. But the way of duty is safe and easy.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Living by deceit is risky. Corrupt people never know when others will discover their treachery or when it will backfire.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. he that ... them--Those who properly watch over their own souls are thus preserved from the dangers which attend the way of perverse men (Pr 16:17).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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