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Proverbs 22:25

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Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
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  1. 1 Corinthians 15:33Rank 1 from verse 25
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    33Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

  2. Proverbs 13:20Rank 2 from verse 25
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    20He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

  3. Psalms 106:35Rank 3 from verse 25
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    35But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.

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Proverbs 22:25

COMBINED MEANING

lest

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For fear that, to prevent the possibility that, or so that an undesired or warned-of result may not occur.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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learn

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To gain knowledge, receive instruction, or come to know.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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get

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To procure; to obtain; to gain possession of, by almost any means.

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snare

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1. Figuratively, something that catches, entangles, endangers, or brings a person into bondage or restraint. 2. A trap, noose, or device for catching.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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24Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

25Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

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26Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

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