Proverbs 22:5
Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.
Berean Standard Bible
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 rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.
6Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Cross References
Joshua 23:13know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.
Psalms 11:6On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
Proverbs 13:3He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
Proverbs 15:19The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 19:16He who keeps a commandment preserves his soul, but he who is careless in his ways will 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 →