Proverbs 22:5
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward; he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 humility is the fear of the LORD, even riches, and honour, and life.
6Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Cross References
Joshua 23:13know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive these nations from out of your sight; but they shall be a snare and a trap unto you, and a scourge in your sides, and pricks in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.
Psalms 11:6Upon the wicked He will cause to rain coals; fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.
Psalms 91:1O thou that dwellest in the covert of the Most High, and abidest in the shadow of the Almighty;
Proverbs 13:3He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; but for him that openeth wide his lips there shall be ruin.
Proverbs 15:19The way of the sluggard is as though hedged by thorns; but the path of the upright is even.
Proverbs 19:16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; but he that despiseth His ways 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 →