Cross references
Proverbs 22:5
Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse;
he who guards his soul stays far from them.
Proverbs 22:5 has 12 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 8 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 16:17 (7 votes) and Proverbs 15:19 (5 votes). 5 other verses point back to it. It links with 6 other books, from Genesis 3 to Jude 1.
Which verses does Proverbs 22:5 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Proverbs 16:177 votes
The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.
- Proverbs 15:195 votes
The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
- 1 John 5:185 votes
We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.
- Jude 1:20–215 votes
But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.
- Job 18:84 votes
For his own feet lead him into a net, and he wanders into its mesh.
- Psalm 18:26–274 votes
to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd. For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.
- Proverbs 13:154 votes
Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the faithless is difficult.
- Proverbs 19:164 votes
He who keeps a commandment preserves his soul, but he who is careless in his ways will die.
- Psalm 91:13 votes
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
- Proverbs 13:33 votes
He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
- Joshua 23:132 votes
- Psalm 11:62 votes
Which verses point to Proverbs 22:5?
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