Proverbs 22:5
Thorns and nets are in the way of the twisted: he who keeps watch over his soul will be far from them.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
In Context
4The reward of a gentle spirit and the fear of the Lord is wealth and honour and life.
6If a child is trained up in the right way, even when he is old he will not be turned away from it.
Cross References
Joshua 23:13Then you may be certain that the Lord your God will not go on driving these nations out from before you; but they will become a danger and a cause of sin to you, a whip for your sides and thorns in your eyes, till you are cut off from this good land which the Lord your God has given you.
Psalms 11:6On the evil-doer he will send down fire and flames, and a burning wind; with these will their cup be full.
Psalms 91:1Happy is he whose resting-place is in the secret of the Lord, and under the shade of the wings of the Most High;
Proverbs 13:3He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.
Proverbs 15:19Thorns are round the way of the hater of work; but the road of the hard worker becomes a highway.
Proverbs 19:16He who keeps the law keeps his soul; but death will be the fate of him who takes no note of the word.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 22:5
4 By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life. See here, 1. Wherein religion does very much consist—in humility and the fear of the Lord; that is, walking humbly with God. We must so reverence God's majesty and authority as to submit with all humility to the commands of his word and the disposals of his providence. We must have such low thoughts of ourselves as to behave humbly towards God and man. Where the fear of God is there will be humility. 2. What is to be gotten by it— riches, and… Read the whole commentary →