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Proverbs 22:5
Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays far from them.
Proverbs 22:5 · World English Bible
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Proverbs 22:5 in other translations
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.
Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: whoever guards his soul stays from them.
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In context
2 The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is the maker of them all.
3 A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
4 The result of humility and the fear of the LORD is wealth, honor, and life.
5 Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays 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 rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
8 He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
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