New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 22:5
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
3The prudent sees the evil and hides himself, But the naive go on, and are punished for it. 4The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord Are riches, honor and life. Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards himself will be far from them. 6Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it. 7The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.
Read all of Proverbs 22Proverbs 22:5 word by word
צִנִּ֣ים פַּ֭חִים בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ עִקֵּ֑שׁ שׁוֹמֵ֥ר נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ יִרְחַ֥ק מֵהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 22:5
- Proverbs 13:15Good understanding produces favor, But the way of the treacherous is hard.
- Proverbs 15:19The way of the lazy is as a hedge of thorns, But the path of the upright is a highway.
- Joshua 23:13know with certainty that the Lord your God will not continue to drive these nations out from before you; but they will be a snare and a trap to you, and a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which the Lord your God has given you.
- Job 18:8For he is thrown into the net by his own feet, And he steps on the webbing.
- Psalms 11:6Upon the wicked He will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup.
- Psalms 18:26With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the crooked You show Yourself astute.
- Proverbs 13:3The one who guards his mouth preserves his life; The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
- Proverbs 16:17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; He who watches his way preserves his life.
- Proverbs 19:16He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, But he who is careless of conduct will die.
- Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
- 1 John 5:18We know that no one who is born of God sins; but He who was born of God keeps him, and the evil one does not touch him.
- Jude 1:20But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in 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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Notes
- 1. Proverbs 22:5 Prov 15:19 ↩
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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