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Proverbs 5:22

His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
Proverbs 5:22 · King James Version

In other versions

  • His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.

    ASV

  • The evil-doer will be taken in the net of his crimes, and prisoned in the cords of his sin.

    BBE

  • His own iniquities shall take the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.

    DBY

  • The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

    WEB

  • His own iniquities do capture the wicked, And with the ropes of his sin he is holden.

    YLT

  • His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be held with the cords of his sins.

    ENG

  • His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be held with the cords of his sins.

    WBT

  • The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.

    BSB

In context

20And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.

22His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

23He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

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