Proverbs 22:5
Thorns and traps lie in the path of crooked people; those who value their lives will stay away from them.
Free Bible Version
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 you receive for being humble and respecting the Lord is wealth, honor, and life.
6Teach children the right way to live, and when they grow up they'll go on doing so.
Cross References
Joshua 23:13you can be absolutely sure that the Lord your God will definitely not drive out these nations before you. On the contrary, they will be a trap and a snare to you, a whip on your back and thorns in your eyes until you die out completely from this good land the Lord your God has given you.
Psalms 11:6He will make blazing coals and sulfur rain down on the wicked; a scorching wind is what's coming on them.
Psalms 91:1Those who live under the protection of the Most High are kept safe by the Almighty.
Proverbs 13:3Watch what you say and save your life—saying too much leads to disaster.
Proverbs 15:19The way of lazy people is overgrown with thorns, but the path of the good is an open highway.
Proverbs 19:16Keep the commandments, and you'll live; despise them and you'll 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 →