Proverbs 22:5

"Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards himself
will be far from them" (Proverbs 22:5 NASB). There is a need guard ourselves
from the devious and the deceptive. There are those that would pollute our
minds with gossip and slander. There are those who teach falsely (cf. 2
Peter 2:1-3). The perverse are headed down a path of trouble. Their paths
lead to strife and division not only for themselves, but for those affected
by their perverseness (cf. Proverbs 16:28). They are engaged in sin which
will tangle them and drag them down (cf. Hebrews 12:1-3). Thus, we need to
guard ourselves by focusing on the truth of God's Word and automatically
rejecting what is contrary to it and its paths.

Jeremy Sprouse