New English Translation
Proverbs 22:5
5Thorns and snares are in the path of the perverse, but the one who guards himself keeps far 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 shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it. 4The reward for humility and fearing the Lord is riches and honor and life. Thorns and snares are in the path of the perverse, but the one who guards himself keeps far from them. 6Train a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. 7The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
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צִנִּ֣ים פַּ֭חִים בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ עִקֵּ֑שׁ שׁוֹמֵ֥ר נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ יִרְחַ֥ק מֵהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 22:5
- Proverbs 13:15Keen insight wins favor, but the conduct of the unfaithful is harsh.
- Proverbs 15:19The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is like a highway.
- Joshua 23:13know for certain that the Lord our God will no longer drive out these nations from before you. They will trap and ensnare you; they will be a whip that tears your sides and thorns that blind your eyes until you disappear from this good land the Lord your God gave you.
- Job 18:8For he has been thrown into a net by his feet and he wanders into a mesh.
- Psalms 11:6May the Lord rain down burning coals and brimstone on the wicked! A whirlwind is what they deserve!
- Psalms 18:26You prove to be reliable to one who is blameless, but you prove to be deceptive to one who is perverse.
- Proverbs 13:3The one who guards his words guards his life, but whoever is talkative will come to ruin.
- Proverbs 16:17The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; the one who guards his way safeguards his life.
- Proverbs 19:16The one who obeys commandments guards his life; the one who despises his ways will die.
- Psalms 91:1As for you, the one who lives in the shelter of the sovereign One, and resides in the protective shadow of the mighty king –
- 1 John 5:18We know that everyone fathered by God does not sin, but God protects the one he has fathered, and the evil one cannot touch him.
- Jude 1:20But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith, by 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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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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