Proverbs 22:5

Modern

Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.

Traditional

Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

Literal

Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked; one guarding his soul will be far from them.

Latin

Arma et gladii in via perversi; custos autem animæ suæ longe recedit ab eis.

Hebrew

English

Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.

Living by deceit is risky. Corrupt people never know when others will discover their treachery or when it will backfire.

Proverbs 16:17
The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.
Proverbs 15:19
The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
1 John 5:18
We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.
Jude 1:20–21
But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
Proverbs 13:15
Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the faithless is difficult.
Job 18:8
For his own feet lead him into a net, and he wanders into its mesh.
Proverbs 19:16
He who keeps a commandment preserves his soul, but he who is careless in his ways will die.
Psalm 18:26–27
…to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
Psalm 91:1
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
Proverbs 13:3
He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
Psalm 11:6
On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
Joshua 23:13
…know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.