Proverbs 22:5Douay-Rheims
Arms and swords are in the way of the perverse: but he that keepeth his own soul departeth far from them.
Related Verses
Genesis 2:7
And the Lord God formed man of the slime of the earth: and breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul.
Genesis 8:21
And the Lord smelled a sweet savour, and said: I will no more curse the earth for the sake of man: for the imagination and thought of man's heart are prone to evil from his youth: therefore I will no more destroy every living soul as I have done.
Genesis 9:10
And with every living soul that is with you, as well in all birds as in cattle and beasts of the earth, that are come forth out of the ark, and in all the beasts of the earth.
Genesis 9:12
And God said: This is the sign of the covenant which I will give between me and you, and to every living soul that is with you, for perpetual generations.
Genesis 9:15
And I will remember my covenant with you, and with every living soul that beareth flesh: and there shall no more be waters of a flood to destroy all flesh.