Proverbs

Proverbs 22:5

⁵Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse;

he who guards his soul stays far from them.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Thorns	צִנִּ֣ים	ṣin·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6791 thorn? barb?
and snares	פַּ֭חִים	pa·ḥîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6341 bird-trap
on the path	בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ	bə·ḏe·reḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of the perverse	עִקֵּ֑שׁ	‘iq·qêš	Adjective - masculine singular	H6141 twisted, perverted
he who guards	שׁוֹמֵ֥ר	šō·w·mêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
his soul	נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
stays far	יִרְחַ֥ק	yir·ḥaq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7368 be, or become, far, distant
from them	מֵהֶֽם׃	mê·hem	Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.