Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.Proverbs 22:5
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
צִנִּ֣ים פַּ֭חִים בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ עִקֵּ֑שׁ שׁוֹמֵ֥ר נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ יִרְחַ֥ק מֵהֶֽם׃
- צִנִּ֣יםtzi.Nim“thorns”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from צֵן · “thorn” · Strong's H6791
- פַּ֭חִיםPa.chim“snares”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from פַּח · “snare” · Strong's H6341A
- בְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekh“[are] in [the] path of”Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
- עִקֵּ֑שׁ'i.Kesh“a perverse [person]”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from עִקֵּשׁ · “twisted” · Strong's H6141
- שׁוֹמֵ֥רsho.Mer“[one who] guards”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁמַר · “guard” · Strong's H8104H
- נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.Sho“self his”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “soul” · Strong's H5315G
- יִרְחַ֥קyir.Chak“he will be far”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָחַק · “to remove” · Strong's H7368
- מֵהֶֽם׃me.Hem“from them”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)