Proverbs 22:5
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: He that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
In context
2 The rich and poor meet together: The LORD is the maker of them all. 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.
5 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. 8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: And the rod of his anger shall fail.
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- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 22:5 in the NIV
In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls, but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 22:5 in the ESV
Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked; whoever guards his soul will keep far from them.