World English Bible
Proverbs 22:5
“Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: whoever guards his soul stays from them.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 22
3
A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
4
The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.
5
Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: whoever guards his soul stays from them.
6
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
7
The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.