Proverbs 22:5
Thistles and snares are in perverse ways; but he that keeps his soul will refrain from them.
LXX2012 (British)
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 fear of the Lord is the offspring of wisdom, and wealth, and glory, and life.
Cross References
Joshua 23:13know that the Lord will no more destroy these nations from before you; and they will be to you snares and stumbling blocks, and nails in your heels, and darts in your eyes, until you⌃ be destroyed from off this good land, which the Lord your God has given you.
Psalms 11:6The oracles of the Lord are pure oracles; as silver tried in the fire, proved in + 11:6 Gr. the earth. a furnace of earth, purified seven times. 1
Psalms 91:1It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to your name, O you Most High; 1
Proverbs 13:3He that keeps his own mouth keeps his own life: but he that is hasty with his lips shall bring terror upon himself.
Proverbs 15:19The ways of sluggards are strewn with thorns; but those of the diligent are made smooth.
Proverbs 19:16He that keeps the commandment keeps his own soul; but he that despises his ways shall perish.
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 →