5Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 22:5
A Good Name, Humility, Training, Justice for the Poor, and the Words of the Wise
The chapter moves from reputation and humility, to training and generosity, to discipline and oppression, then into a formal instruction section that calls the learner to receive the words of the wise, protect the poor, avoid anger-shaped companionship, reject rash financial pledges, honor inherited boundaries, and pursue skilled work.
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Verse 5
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Thornsצִנִּ֣יםH6791Noun - masculine pluraland snaresפַּ֭חִיםH6341Noun - masculine plural[lie] on the pathבְּדֶ֣רֶךְH1870Preposition-b | Noun - common singularof the perverseעִקֵּ֑שׁH6141Adjective - masculine singularhe who guardsשׁוֹמֵ֥רH8104Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularhis soulנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularstays farיִרְחַ֥קH7368Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularfrom themמֵהֶֽם׃Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine plural