Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 22:5
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Berean Standard Bible
Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.
King James Version
Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
World English Bible
Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays far from them.
American Standard Version
Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 22
3 The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.
4 The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.
5 Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who 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, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
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