Proverbs 22:5 · KJV
“Thorns {and} snares {are} in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.”
— Proverbs 22:5
By humility {and} the fear of the LORD {are} riches, and honour, and life. {By...: or, The reward of humility, etc}
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. {Train...: or, Catechise} {in...: Heb. in his way}
Proverbs 22 — Context
A prudent {man} foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
4By humility {and} the fear of the LORD {are} riches, and honour, and life. {By...: or, The reward of humility, etc}
5Thorns {and} snares {are} in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
6Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. {Train...: or, Catechise} {in...: Heb. in his way}
7The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower {is} servant to the lender. {the lender: Heb. the man that lendeth}
Cross References
Proverbs 16:17
The highway of the upright {is} to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Jude 1:20-21
But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
1 John 5:18
We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. {is born: Gr. has been born}
Proverbs 15:19
The way of the slothful {man is} as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous {is} made plain. {is made...: Heb. is raised up as a causey}
Proverbs 19:16
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; {but} he that despiseth his ways shall die.
Job 18:8
For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.
Proverbs 13:15
Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors {is} hard.
Proverbs 13:3
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: {but} he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.