Proverbs 22:5
5 In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls,t
but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
Proverbs 22:5 — English Standard Version (ESV)
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked;
whoever guards his soul will keep far from them.
Proverbs 22:5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward:
He that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
Proverbs 22:5 — New Living Translation (NLT)
5 Corrupt people walk a thorny, treacherous road;
whoever values life will avoid it.
Proverbs 22:5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
He who guards his soul will be far from them.
Proverbs 22:5 — New Century Version (NCV)
5 Evil people’s lives are like paths covered with thorns and traps.
People who guard themselves don’t have such problems.
Proverbs 22:5 — American Standard Version (ASV)
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse:
He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.
Proverbs 22:5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse: he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.
Proverbs 22:5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
5 A devious person has thorns and traps ahead of him.
Whoever guards himself will stay far away from them.
Proverbs 22:5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
5 There are thorns and snares on the path of the crooked;
the one who guards himself stays far from them.
Proverbs 22:5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
the cautious will keep far from them.
Proverbs 22:5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
he who guards himself will keep away from them.
Proverbs 22:5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
5 Thorns and traps lie in the paths of evil people.
But those who guard themselves stay far away from them.
Proverbs 22:5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
He who guards himself will be far from them.