Proverbs 22:5
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NASB ©HebrewTransliterationStrong'sDefinitionOrigin
Thornsצִנִּ֣יםtzin·nim6791perhaps a thorn, barbof uncertain derivation
[and] snaresפַּ֭חִיםpa·chim6341aa bird trapfrom an unused word
are in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe·de·rech1870way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
of the perverse;עִקֵּ֑שׁik·kesh;6141twisted, pervertedfrom aqash
He who guardsשֹׁומֵ֥רsho·v·mer8104to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
himselfנַ֝פְשֹׁ֗וnaf·shov5315a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
will be farיִרְחַ֥קyir·chak7368to be or become far or distanta prim. root
from them.     
KJV Lexicon
Thorns
tsen  (tsane)
a thorn; hence, a cactus-hedge -- thorn.
and snares
pach  (pakh)
a (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin); also a spring net (as spread out like a lamina) -- gin, (thin) plate, snare.
are in the way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
of the froward
`iqqesh  (ik-kashe')
distorted; hence, false -- crooked, froward, perverse.
he that doth keep
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
his soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
shall be far
rachaq  (raw-khak')
to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
from them
New American Standard (©1995)
Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards himself will be far from them.

King James Bible
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

American King James Version
Thorns and snares are in the way of the fraudulent: he that does keep his soul shall be far from them.

American Standard Version
Thorns and'snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.

Darby Bible Translation
Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse: he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.

English Revised Version
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

World English Bible
Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: whoever guards his soul stays from them.

Young's Literal Translation
Thorns -- snares are in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.

משלי 22:5 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
צִנִּ֣ים פַּ֭חִים בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ עִקֵּ֑שׁ שֹׁומֵ֥ר נַ֝פְשֹׁ֗ו יִרְחַ֥ק מֵהֶֽם׃

משלי 22:5 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
צנים פחים בדרך עקש שומר נפשו ירחק מהם׃

משלי 22:5 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
צנים פחים בדרך עקש שומר נפשו ירחק מהם׃

משלי 22:5 Hebrew Bible
צנים פחים בדרך עקש שומר נפשו ירחק מהם׃

Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
arma et gladii in via perversi custos animae suae longe recedit ab eis

Froward Guards Holdeth Keepeth Keeping Keeps Lie Nets Path Perverse Snares Soul Stays Thorns Twisted Watch Wicked

Far Froward Guards Holdeth Keepeth Keeping Keeps Lie Nets Path Paths Perverse Snares Soul Stays Thorns Twisted Watch Way Wicked

Far Froward Guards Holdeth Keepeth Keeping Keeps Lie Nets Path Paths Perverse Snares Soul Stays Thorns Twisted Watch Way Wicked

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