Proverbs 22:5
3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
4 By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.
- KJV
- Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
- WEB
- Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays far from them.
- ASV
- Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.
- DARBY
- Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.
- BLB
- Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the crooked; one guarding his soul will be far from them.
- ÅB
- Torner og snarer er der på den falskes vei; den som varer sitt liv, holder seg borte fra dem.
- OTB
- Torner og snarer ligger på den ondes vei; de som vokter sitt liv vil holde seg langt unna dem.
- B1930
- Torner og snarer er der på den falskes vei; den som varer sitt liv, holder sig borte fra dem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 16:17
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Read in contextJude 1:20–21
But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
Read in context1 John 5:18
We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
Read in contextProverbs 15:19
The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
Read in contextPsalms 18:26–27
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
Read in contextProverbs 19:16
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
Read in contextJob 18:8
For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.
Read in contextProverbs 13:15
Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
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