Proverbs 22:5

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Thorns and snares are in the path of the crooked; whoever guards their soul will stay far from them.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 15:19 : 19 The path of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the upright is smooth.
  • 1 John 5:18 : 18 We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the One who was born of God keeps them safe, and the evil one cannot harm them.
  • Jude 1:20-21 : 20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.
  • Prov 16:17 : 17 The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.
  • Prov 19:16 : 16 The one who keeps the commandment preserves their soul, but whoever despises their ways will die.
  • Josh 23:13 : 13 then you can be certain that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become snares and traps for you, whips on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land the LORD your God has given you.
  • Job 18:8 : 8 For his feet are cast into a net, and he wanders into its mesh.
  • Ps 11:6 : 6 On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot.
  • Ps 18:26-27 : 26 To the faithful You show Yourself faithful; to the blameless You show Yourself blameless. 27 To the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
  • Ps 91:1 : 1 The one who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
  • Prov 13:3 : 3 Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
  • Prov 13:15 : 15 Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the treacherous leads to ruin.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 15:19
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    19The path of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the upright is smooth.

  • Prov 22:6
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    6Train a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not depart from it.

  • Prov 16:17
    77%

    17The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.

  • Prov 22:25
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    25Or you may learn their ways and set a trap for your soul.

  • Prov 4:14-15
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    14Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.

    15Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn away from it and go on your way.

  • Prov 1:15-16
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    15My son, do not walk in the way with them; keep your foot away from their paths,

    16For their feet run to evil; they hasten to shed blood.

  • Prov 2:12-13
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    12rescuing you from the way of evil, from anyone who speaks perversely,

    13from those who abandon the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness,

  • Prov 2:15
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    15Their paths are crooked, and their ways are devious.

  • Prov 17:20
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    20A crooked heart will not find good, and the one with a deceitful tongue will fall into trouble.

  • Job 18:10
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    10His rope lies hidden in the ground, and his trap is set along the path.

  • Prov 2:20
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    20So you will walk in the way of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 22:15
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    15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.

  • Prov 10:17
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    17The one who heeds discipline is on the path of life, but the one who rejects correction leads others astray.

  • Prov 4:24
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    24Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and keep corrupt speech far from you.

  • Prov 5:21-22
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    21For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and He examines all his paths.

    22The wicked will be caught by his own iniquities, and he will be held fast by the cords of his sin.

  • Prov 28:10
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    10Whoever leads the upright along an evil path will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.

  • Prov 5:6
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    6She does not consider the path of life; her ways wander, but she does not know it.

  • Prov 15:24
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    24The path of life leads upward for the prudent, to keep them from descending to the grave.

  • Prov 15:5
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    5A fool despises his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is wise.

  • Prov 27:12
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    12The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.

  • Prov 1:32
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    32For the turning away of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

  • Prov 7:25
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    25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths.

  • Job 18:8
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    8For his feet are cast into a net, and he wanders into its mesh.

  • Prov 22:3-4
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    72%

    3The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

    4The reward for humility and the fear of the LORD is riches, honor, and life.

  • Job 5:4-5
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    72%

    4His children are far from safety; they are crushed at the gate with no one to deliver them.

    5The hungry devour his harvest, even taking it from among thorns; the thirsty swallow his wealth.

  • Job 22:10
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    10That is why snares are all around you, and sudden terror overwhelms you.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Ps 140:5
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    5Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from men of violence who plot to overthrow my steps.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 10:9
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    9The one who walks in integrity walks securely, but the one who perverts his ways will be found out.

  • Ps 141:9
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    9Keep me from the trap they have set for me and from the snares of those who do evil.

  • Prov 13:14-15
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    14The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, helping one turn away from the traps of death.

    15Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the treacherous leads to ruin.

  • Prov 5:8
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    8Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house.

  • Prov 11:5
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    5The righteousness of the blameless makes their path straight, but the wicked fall because of their own wickedness.

  • Job 33:18
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    18He keeps his soul back from the pit and his life from perishing by the sword.

  • Prov 28:18
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    18Whoever walks in integrity will be saved, but one who is crooked in his ways will fall into ruin.

  • Prov 11:20
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    20Those with twisted hearts are detestable to the Lord, but His delight is in those whose ways are blameless.

  • Prov 6:14
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    14He plots evil with deceit in his heart; he constantly stirs up dissension.

  • Prov 11:3
    72%

    3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

  • Prov 14:2
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    2Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one whose ways are devious despises Him.

  • Prov 21:23
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    23Whoever guards their mouth and tongue keeps themselves from troubles.

  • Prov 14:27
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    27The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning one away from the snares of death.

  • Prov 19:16
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    16The one who keeps the commandment preserves their soul, but whoever despises their ways will die.