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."
King James Version
What does Proverbs 22:5 mean? →Passage 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.
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