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Proverbs 22:5 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 22 · verse 5
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.Proverbs 22:5 · King James Version
Proverbs 22:5 in context
3A 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.
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.
7The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- frowardʻiqqêshdistortedH6141 →
- Thornstsêna thornH6791 →
- snarespacha sheetH6341 →
- keepshâmarproperly, to hedge aboutH8104 →
- soulnepheshproperly, a breathing creatureH5315 →
- waydereka roadH1870 →
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Note 1. The way of sin is vexatious and dangerous: In the way of the froward, that crooked way, which is contrary to the will and word of God, thorns and snares are found, thorns of grief for past sins and snares entangling them in further sin.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary