Revised Literal Translation
Proverbs 22:5
5Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse: he that doth keep his soul shall be 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 prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. 4By humility and the fear of Yhwh are riches, and honour, and life. Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them. 6Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. 7The rich ruleth 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
Cross-references for Proverbs 22:5
- Proverbs 13:15Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
- Proverbs 15:19The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
- Joshua 23:13Know for a certainty that Yhwh your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which Yhwh your God hath given you.
- Job 18:8For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.
- Psalms 11:6Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
- Psalms 18:26With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the perverse thou wilt shew thyself contrary.
- Proverbs 13:3He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
- Proverbs 16:17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
- Proverbs 19:16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
- Psalms 91:1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
- 1 John 5:18We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
- Jude 1:20But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
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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