Proverbs 22:5
Arms and swords are in the way of the perverse: but he that keepeth his own soul, departeth far from them.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
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 fruit of humility is the fear of the Lord, riches and glory and life.
6It is a proverb: A young man according to his way, even when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Cross References
Joshua 23:13Know ye for a certainty that the Lord your God will not destroy them before your face, but they shall be a pit and a snare in your way, and a stumbling-block at your side, and stakes in your eyes, till he take you away and destroy you from off this excellent land, which he hath given you.
Psalms 11:6By reason of the misery of the needy, and the groans of the poor, now will I arise, saith the Lord. I will set him in safety: I will deal confidently in his regard.
Psalms 91:1A psalm of a canticle on the sabbath day.
Proverbs 13:3He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his soul: but he that hath no guard on his speech shall meet with evils.
Proverbs 15:19The way of the slothful is as a hedge of thorns: the way of the just is without offence.
Proverbs 19:16He that keepeth the commandment, keepeth his own soul: but he that neglecteth his own way, shall die.
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 →