Proverbs Chapter 22 verse 5 Holy Bible
Thorns `and' snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.
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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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Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.
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Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
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Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: Whoever guards his soul stays from them.
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Thorns -- snares `are' in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 5 - Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward. The words are in the Hebrew without the conjunction (see note, ver. 4), though the versions generally add it. Thus the Septuagint, τρίβολοι καὶ παγίδες; Vulgate, arma et gladiii but the Venetian, ἄκανθαι παγίδες. It is a question whether the thorns are what the perverse prepare for others, or what they themselves suffer. In Proverbs 15:19 the hedge of thorns represented the difficulties in the sluggard's path; but here, viewed in connection with the following hemistich, the thorns and snares refer to the hindrances proceeding from the froward, which injuriously affect others; "thorns" being a figure of the pains and troubles, "snares" of the unexpected dangers and impediments which evil men cause as they go on their crooked way. The word for "thorns" is צנִּים, which occurs in Job 5:5. The plant is supposed to be the Rhamnus paliurus, but it has not been accurately identified. He that doth keep his soul shall be far from them (comp. Proverbs 13:3; Proverbs 16:17). The man who has regard to his life and morals will go far, will keep wholly aloof, from those perils and traps into which the perverse try to entice them.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) Thorns.--Comp. note on Proverbs 15:19.
