Proverbs 22:5

“Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the froward, etc.] 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.”

“he that . . . them--Those who properly watch over their own souls are thus preserved from the dangers which attend the way of perverse men (Pro 16:17).”

“22:5 Living by deceit is dangerous; corrupt people never know when their treachery will be discovered or backfire.”

“Thorns: Pro 13:15, Pro 15:19; Jos 23:13; Job 18:8; Psa 11:6, Psa 18:26, Psa 18:27 he: Pro 13:3, Pro 16:17, Pro 19:16; Psa 91:1; Jo1 5:18; Jde 1:20, Jde 1:21 Proverbs 22:6”

“5 Thorns, snares, are on the way of the crooked; He that guardeth his soul, let him keep far from them. Rightly the Venet. ἄκανθαι παγίδες ἐν ὁδῷ στρεβλοῦ. The meaning of צנּים (plur. of צן, or צנּה, the same as צנינים) and פּחים (from פּח, Arab. faḥ), stands fast, though it be not etymologically verified; the placing together of these two words (the lxx obliterating the asyndeton: τρίβολος καὶ παγίδες) follows the scheme שׁמשׁ ירח, Hab 3:11. The עקּשׁ־לב (perverse of heart, crooked, Pro 17:20; Pro 11:20) drives his crooked winding way, corresponding to his habit of mind, which is the contrast and the perversion of that which is just, a way in which there are thorns which…”