Proverbs 22:5

Because of the things that wicked people do, they have difficulties/troubles that will be like thorns and traps on the roads that they walk on [MET]; people who are careful/cautious will be able to stay away from those difficulties.

Translation for Translators

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 that Yahweh gives to those who are humble and who revere him is that he causes them to be rich and honored and to live for a long time.

6If you train/teach children to do what is right, all during their life they will act/behave in that manner.

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Cross References

Joshua 23:13then you can be sure that Yahweh our God will not help you to expel those people-groups from your land. They will be like traps [DOU, MET] that will catch you. They will be like whips that strike your backs, and like thorns that will scratch your eyes. As a result, none of you will be left in this good land that Yahweh our God is giving to you.

Psalms 11:6He will send down from the sky flaming coals and burning sulfur, and send scorching hot winds to punish wicked people.

Psalms 91:1Those who live under the protection of God Almighty, will be able to rest safely under his care.

Proverbs 13:3Those who are very careful about what they say [MTY] will live a long life; those who talk ◄without thinking/too much► will ruin themselves.

Proverbs 15:19Lazy people constantly have difficulties [MET]; it is as though they are walking through thorns; but those who are honest and hard-working will have few difficulties; it is as though they are walking on a level highway [MET].

Proverbs 19:16Those who obey God’s commandments will remain alive for a long time; those who despise/disobey them (OR, those who do not control their own conduct) will die while they are still young.

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 →

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