Proverbs 22:5

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 15:19 : 19 The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.
  • 1 John 5:18 : 18 We know that whosoever is begotten of God sinneth not; but he that was begotten of God keepeth himself, and the evil one toucheth him not.
  • Jude 1:20-21 : 20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
  • Prov 16:17 : 17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
  • Prov 19:16 : 16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; [But] he that is careless of his ways shall die.
  • Josh 23:13 : 13 know for a certainty that Jehovah 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 Jehovah your God hath given you.
  • Job 18:8 : 8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walketh upon the toils.
  • Ps 11:6 : 6 Upon the wicked he will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.
  • Ps 18:26-27 : 26 With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward. 27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; But the haughty eyes thou wilt bring down.
  • Ps 91:1 : 1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
  • Prov 13:3 : 3 He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; [But] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
  • Prov 13:15 : 15 Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 15:19
    78%

    19 The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.

  • Prov 22:6
    77%

    6 Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

  • Prov 16:17
    77%

    17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

  • Prov 22:25
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    25 Lest thou learn this ways, And get a snare to thy soul.

  • Prov 4:14-15
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    76%

    14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.

    15 Avoid it, pass not by it; Turn from it, and pass on.

  • Prov 1:15-16
    2 verses
    76%

    15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path:

    16 For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood.

  • Prov 2:12-13
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    76%

    12 To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak perverse things;

    13 Who forsake the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness;

  • Prov 2:15
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    15 Who are crooked in their ways, And wayward in their paths:

  • Prov 17:20
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    20 He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

  • Job 18:10
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    10 A noose is hid for him in the ground, And a trap for him in the way.

  • Prov 2:20
    75%

    20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 22:15
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    15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; [But] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

  • Prov 10:17
    74%

    17 He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.

  • Prov 4:24
    73%

    24 Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.

  • Prov 5:21-22
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    73%

    21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah; And he maketh level all his paths.

    22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.

  • Prov 28:10
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    10 Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, He shall fall himself into his own pit; But the perfect shall inherit good.

  • Prov 5:6
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    6 So that she findeth not the level path of life: Her ways are unstable, [and] she knoweth [it] not.

  • Prov 15:24
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    24 To the wise the way of life [goeth] upward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath.

  • Prov 15:5
    73%

    5 A fool despiseth his father's correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.

  • Prov 27:12
    73%

    12 A prudent man seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [But] the simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.

  • Prov 1:32
    73%

    32 For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.

  • Prov 7:25
    73%

    25 Let not thy heart decline to her ways; Go not astray in her paths.

  • Job 18:8
    73%

    8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walketh upon the toils.

  • Prov 22:3-4
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    72%

    3 A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

    4 The reward of humility [and] the fear of Jehovah [Is] riches, and honor, and life.

  • Job 5:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4 His children are far from safety, And they are crushed in the gate, Neither is there any to deliver them:

    5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns; And the snare gapeth for their substance.

  • Job 22:10
    72%

    10 Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee,

  • Prov 13:6
    72%

    6 Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

  • Ps 140:5
    72%

    5 The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set gins for me. {{Selah

  • Prov 19:3
    72%

    3 The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

  • Prov 10:9
    72%

    9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

  • Ps 141:9
    72%

    9 Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, And from the gins of the workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 13:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.

    15 Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard.

  • Prov 5:8
    72%

    8 Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house;

  • Prov 11:5
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    5 The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

  • Job 33:18
    72%

    18 He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.

  • Prov 28:18
    72%

    18 Whoso walketh uprightly shall be delivered; But he that is perverse in [his] ways shall fall at once.

  • Prov 11:20
    72%

    20 They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to Jehovah; But such as are perfect in [their] way are his delight.

  • Prov 6:14
    72%

    14 In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord.

  • Prov 11:3
    72%

    3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

  • Prov 14:2
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    2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

  • Prov 21:23
    72%

    23 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.

  • Prov 14:27
    71%

    27 The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.

  • Prov 19:16
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    16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; [But] he that is careless of his ways shall die.