Proverbs 22:5
Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays far from them.
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Cross references
- Proverbs 16:17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
- Proverbs 15:19 The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.
- 1 John 5:18 We know that whoever is born of God doesn’t sin, but he who was born of God keeps himself, and the evil one doesn’t touch him.