Proverbs 22:5
Thorns — snares are in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.This verse in the real world
In what words
- צֵןtsêna thorn; hence, a cactus-hedge
- עִקֵּשׁʻiqqêshdistorted; hence, false
- פַּחpacha (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin); also a spring net (as spread out like a lamina)
- שָׁמַרshâmarproperly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, e
- דֶּרֶךְdereka road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- נֶפֶשׁnepheshproperly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 16:17, Jud 1:20–21, 1Jn 5:18, Pro 15:19, Pro 19:16, Job 18:8, Pro 13:15, Psa 18:26–27