Proverbs 22:25
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul. | or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare. | Lest thou learn his ways, And get a snare to thy soul. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lest | פֶּן־ | pen- | H6435 | lestפֶּן־ (pen) conj 1) lest, not, beware lest adv 2) lest |
| you should learn | תֶּאֱלַ֥ף | te-'e-LAF | H0502 | to teach/learnאָלַף (a.laph) 1) to learn 1a) (Qal) to learn 1b) (Piel) to teach |
| ways his | אֹֽרְחֹתָ֑יו | 'a-re-cha-tov | H0734 | wayאֹ֫רַח (o.rach) 1) way, path 1a) path, road 1b) the path, way, passing of life (fig.) 1c) way of living (fig.) 1d) traveller, wayfarer (meton) Aramaic equivalent: o.rach (אֹ֫רַח "way" H0735) |
| and you will take | וְלָקַחְתָּ֖ | ve-la-kach-TA | H3947H | to take: takeלָקַח (la.qach) : take 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed … |
| a snare | מוֹקֵ֣שׁ | mo-KESH | H4170 | snareמוֹקֵשׁ (mo.qesh) bait, lure, snare |
| for self your | לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ | le-naf-SHE-kha | H5315I | soulנֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.