proverbs_22:5
Proverbs 22:5
| Hebrew |
צִנִּ֣ים פַּ֭חִים בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ עִקֵּ֑שׁ שׁוֹמֵ֥רplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigExamples שָׁמַר Meaning: * To guard * To protect * To keep * To observe * To attend The verb שמר occurs about 470 times in the Old Testament. Central in covenant language. God “keeps” His covenant promises, and His people are called to Deuteronomy 7:9Psalm 121:7Deuteronomy 7:11Psalm 127:1Luke 2:19 נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ יִרְחַ֥ק מֵהֶֽם |
| ESV |
Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked; whoever guards his soul will keep far from them.
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| NIV |
In the paths of the wicked lie thorns and snares, but he who guards his soul stays far from them.
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| NLT |
Corrupt people walk a thorny, treacherous road; whoever values life will avoid it.
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| LXX |
τρίβολοι καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” παγίδες ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. ὁδοῖς σκολιαῖς ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. φυλάσσων τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἑαυτοῦ ψυχὴν ἀφέξεται αὐτῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) |
| KJV |
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
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Proverbs 22:4 ← Proverbs 22:5 → Proverbs 22:6
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