Proverbs 22:25
Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
KJV
ne forte discas semitas ejus, et sumas scandalum animæ tuæ.
Vulgate
μή ποτε μάθῃς τῶν ὁδῶν αὐτοῦ καὶ λάβῃς βρόχους τῇ σῇ ψυχῇ·
LXX
Lest thou learn his ways, And get a snare to thy soul.
ASV
פֶּן תֶּאֱלַ֥ף ארחת/ו אֹֽרְחֹתָ֑י/ו וְ/לָקַחְתָּ֖ מוֹקֵ֣שׁ לְ/נַפְשֶֽׁ/ךָ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֹ֣רַח
'rch
noun · 60×
י
y
noun · 752×
יְאַלֵּ֣ף
y'lp
verb · 4×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
מוֹקֵֽשׁ
mvqsh
noun · 27×
פֶּן
pn
conjunction · 132×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Cor 15:33 — Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
- Prov 13:20 — He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
- Ps 106:35 — But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.