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the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
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Proverbs 22:5

Thorns and snares are in the way of the obstinate [for their lack of honor and their wrong-doing traps them]; He who guards himself [with godly wisdom] will be far from them and avoid the consequences they suffer.

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Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Company;   Thorn;   Wicked (People);   Thompson Chain Reference - Frowardness;   Righteous-Wicked;   Wicked, the;   The Topic Concordance - Frowardness;   Snares;  

Dictionaries:

- Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Fowler;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Thorns, Thistles, Etc;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Thorns;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Hunting;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Thorns;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked;He who keeps his soul will be far from them.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards himself will be far from them.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde: but he that doth kepe his soule, wyll flee farre from them.
Darby Translation
Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.
New King James Version
Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards his soul will be far from them.
Literal Translation
Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse, he who keeps his soul shall be far from them.
Easy-to-Read Version
Evil people are trapped by many troubles, but those who want to live avoid them.
World English Bible
Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: Whoever guards his soul stays from them.
King James Version (1611)
Thornes and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doeth keepe his soule, shalbe farre 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.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Speares and snares are in ye waye of the frowarde, but he yt wil kepe his soule, let him fle fro soch.
THE MESSAGE
The perverse travel a dangerous road, potholed and mud-slick; if you know what's good for you, stay clear of it.
American Standard Version
Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.
Bible in Basic English
Thorns and nets are in the way of the twisted: he who keeps watch over his soul will be far from them.
Update Bible Version
Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keeps his soul shall be far from them.
Webster's Bible Translation
Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
New English Translation
Thorns and snares are in the path of the perverse, but the one who guards himself keeps far from them.
Contemporary English Version
Crooks walk down a road full of thorny traps. Stay away from there!
Complete Jewish Bible
Thorns and snares beset the way of the stubborn; he who values his life keeps his distance from them.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde: but he that regardeth his soule, will depart farre from them.
George Lamsa Translation
Snares and traps are found on a crooked way; he who keeps his soul shall be far from them.
Hebrew Names Version
Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: Whoever guards his soul stays from them.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward; he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.
New Living Translation
Corrupt people walk a thorny, treacherous road; whoever values life will avoid it.
New Life Bible
Thorns and traps are in the way of the sinful. He who watches himself will stay far from them.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Thistles and snares are in perverse ways; but he that keeps his soul will refrain from them.
English Revised Version
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.
Berean Standard Bible
Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.
New Revised Standard
Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; the cautious will keep far from them.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thorns and snares, are in the way of the perverse, - he that guardeth his soul, shall be far from them.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Arms and swords are in the way of the perverse: but he that keepeth his own soul, departeth far from them.
Lexham English Bible
Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; he who guards himself will keep away from them.
English Standard Version
Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked; whoever guards his soul will keep far from them.
New American Standard Bible
Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; One who guards himself will be far from them.
New Century Version
Evil people's lives are like paths covered with thorns and traps. People who guard themselves don't have such problems.
Good News Translation
If you love your life, stay away from the traps that catch the wicked along the way.
Christian Standard Bible®
There are thorns and snares on the path of the crooked; the one who guards himself stays far from them.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Armuris and swerdis ben in the weie of a weiward man; but the kepere of his soule goith awey fer fro tho.
Revised Standard Version
Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; he who guards himself will keep far from them.
Young's Literal Translation
Thorns -- snares [are] in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.

Contextual Overview

5Thorns and snares are in the way of the obstinate [for their lack of honor and their wrong-doing traps them]; He who guards himself [with godly wisdom] will be far from them and avoid the consequences they suffer.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Thorns: Proverbs 13:15, Proverbs 15:19, Joshua 23:13, Job 18:8, Psalms 11:6, Psalms 18:26, Psalms 18:27

he: Proverbs 13:3, Proverbs 16:17, Proverbs 19:16, Psalms 91:1, 1 John 5:18, Jude 1:20, Jude 1:21

Reciprocal: Genesis 3:18 - Thorns Proverbs 4:23 - Keep Proverbs 14:27 - to

Cross-References

Hebrews 11:19
For he considered [it reasonable to believe] that God was able to raise Isaac even from among the dead. [Indeed, in the sense that he was prepared to sacrifice Isaac in obedience to God] Abraham did receive him back [from the dead] figuratively speaking.
Hebrews 12:1
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses [who by faith have testified to the truth of God's absolute faithfulness], stripping off every unnecessary weight and the sin which so easily and cleverly entangles us, let us run with endurance and active persistence the race that is set before us,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the froward,.... Who walks contrary to the will and law of God; such a man meets with troubles, which are as thorns, grieving and distressing to him; and is taken in snares, and brought into difficulties, out of which he is not easily extricated; the thorns of affliction, and the snares of Satan: by the one his way is hedged up, and in the other his feet are taken;

he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them; he that is concerned for the good of his soul, is careful for the welfare of that, and takes heed to his ways where and how he walks, will be far both from the way of the froward, and from the thorns and snares which are in his way.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 22:5. Thorns and snares — Various difficulties, trials, and sufferings.


 
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