Proverbi 22:5

5 Spine e lacci sono sulla via del perverso; chi ha cura dell’anima sua se ne tien lontano.

Proverbi 22:5 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 22:5

Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the froward
Who walks contrary to the will and law of God; such a man meets with troubles, which are as thorns, grieving and distressing to him; and is taken in snares, and brought into difficulties, out of which he is not easily extricated; the thorns of affliction, and the snares of Satan: by the one his way is hedged up, and in the other his feet are taken; he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them;
he that is concerned for the good of his soul, is careful for the welfare of that, and takes heed to his ways where and how he walks, will be far both from the way of the froward, and from the thorns and snares which are in his way.

Proverbi 22:5 In-Context

3 L’uomo accorto vede venire il male, e si nasconde; ma i semplici tirano innanzi, e ne portan la pena.
4 Il frutto dell’umiltà e del timor dell’Eterno è ricchezza e gloria e vita.
5 Spine e lacci sono sulla via del perverso; chi ha cura dell’anima sua se ne tien lontano.
6 Inculca al fanciullo la condotta che deve tenere; anche quando sarà vecchio non se e dipartirà.
7 Il ricco signoreggia sui poveri, e chi prende in prestito è schiavo di chi presta.
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