Proverbs 22:5
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.
Revised Version 1895
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 and the fear of the LORD is 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 thorns 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 shall rain snares; fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.
Psalms 91:1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Proverbs 13:3He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Proverbs 15:19The way of the sluggard is as an hedge of thorns: but the path of the upright is made an highway.
Proverbs 19:16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul: but he that is careless of 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 →