Proverbs 22:5

Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: whoever guards his soul stays from them.

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WEBBE

Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays from them.

BSB

Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.

KJV

Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

ASV

Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.

BBE

Thorns and nets are in the way of the twisted: he who keeps watch over his soul will be far from them.

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Matthew Henry · Verse 5

The way of sin is vexatious and dangerous. But the way of duty is safe and easy.

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