Proverbs 22:5
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.

Young's Literal Translation
Thorns—snares [are] in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is 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.

Hebrew
Thorns
צִנִּ֣ים (ṣin·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6791: A thorn, a cactus-hedge

and snares
פַּ֭חִים (pa·ḥîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6341: A, sheet, a spring net

[lie] on the path
בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ (bə·ḏe·reḵ)
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

of the perverse;
עִקֵּ֑שׁ (‘iq·qêš)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6141: Twisted, perverted

he who guards
שׁוֹמֵ֥ר (šō·w·mêr)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

his soul
נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ (nap̄·šōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

stays far
יִרְחַ֥ק (yir·ḥaq)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7368: To be or become far or distant

from them.
מֵהֶֽם׃ (mê·hem)
Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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