Proverbs 22:5 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Proverbs 22:5 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 22:58 words

HebrewMeaning

צִנִּ֣יםṣiniym

thornnounH6791

פַּ֭חִיםpaḥiym

ginnounH6341

plate · snare

בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְbəderekə

alongpronH1870

away · because of · by · conversation ···

עִקֵּ֑שׁʿiqēš

crookedadjH6141

froward · perverse

שׁוֹמֵ֥רšwōmēr

bewardverbH8104

be circumspect · take heed · keep(-er · self) ···

נַ֝פְשׁ֗/וֹnapəšwō

anynounH5315

appetite · beast · body · breath ···

יִרְחַ֥קyirəḥaq

(a-verbH7368

be · cast · drive · get ···

מֵ/הֶֽםmēhem

pron

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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