Proverbs 22:5

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Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.

In other translations

Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.

Hebrew words

צִנִּיםtzinimthornsH6791פַּחִיםpachimsnaresH6341בְּדֶרֶךְbederekh[are] in [the] path ofH1870עִקֵּשׁ'ikesha perverse [person]H6141שׁוֹמֵרshomer[one who] guardsH8104נַפְשׁוֹnafshoself hisH5315יִרְחַקyirchakhe will be farH7368מֵהֶם׃mehemfrom them

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