5In the paths of the wicked lie thorns and snares, but he who guards his soul stays far from them.


In Context

2 Rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the Maker of them all.

3 A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.

4 Humility and the fear of the Lord bring wealth and honor and life.

5 In the paths of the wicked lie thorns and snares, but he who guards his soul stays far from them.

6 Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.

7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

Proverbs 22:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:5Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:5Arms and swords are in the way of the perverse: but he that keepeth his own soul departeth far from them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:5Thorns and'snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:5Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse: he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:5Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:5Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:5Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: whoever guards his soul stays from them.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:5Thorns — snares are in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:5Thorns and snares are in the way of the fraudulent: he that does keep his soul shall be far from them.