Proverbs 5:22

Proverbs 5:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
• New International Version (NIV)The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.
• New King James Version (NKJV)His own iniquities entrap the wicked man, And he is caught in the cords of his sin.

Context of Proverbs 5:22

20Why should you, my son, be exhilarated with an immoral woman And embrace the bosom of an outsider (pagan)? 21For the ways of man are directly before the eyes of the Lord, And He carefully watches all of his paths [all of his comings and goings]. The iniquities done by a wicked man will trap him, And he will be held with the cords of his sin. 23He will die for lack of instruction (discipline), And in the greatness of his foolishness he will go astray and be lost.

Proverbs 5:22 word by word

עַֽווֹנוֹתָ֗יו יִלְכְּדֻנ֥וֹ אֶת־הָרָשָׁ֑ע וּבְחַבְלֵ֥י חַ֝טָּאת֗וֹ יִתָּמֵֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• His own iniquitiesעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
• shall takeלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
• the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• himself, and he shall be holdenתָּמַךְtâmak · to graspH8551
• with the cordsחֶ֫בֶלchebel chêbel · cordH2256
• of his sinsחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403

Cross-references for Proverbs 5:22

• Proverbs 1:18But [when these people set a trap for others] they lie in wait for their own blood; They set an ambush for their own lives [and rush to their destruction].
• Proverbs 11:3The integrity and moral courage of the upright will guide them, But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
• Psalms 7:15He has dug a pit and hollowed it out, And has fallen into the [very] pit which he made [as a trap].
• Psalms 9:15The nations have sunk down in the pit which they have made; In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.
• Jeremiah 2:19Your own wickedness will discipline you, And your desertion of the faith will punish you. Know therefore that it is an evil and bitter thing For you to abandon (reject) the Lord your God, And for you to be indifferent to Me and dismiss the [reverent] fear of Me,” says the Lord God of hosts.
• Hosea 4:11Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away the mind and the [spiritual] understanding.
• Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived, God is not mocked [He will not allow Himself to be ridiculed, nor treated with contempt nor allow His precepts to be scornfully set aside]; for whatever a man sows, this and this only is what he will reap.
• Ecclesiastes 7:26And I discovered that [of all irrational sins none has been so destructive in beguiling one away from God as immoral women for] more bitter than death is the woman whose heart is [composed of] snares and nets, and whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God will escape from her, but the sinner will be taken captive by her [evil].
• 1 Corinthians 5:9I wrote you in my [previous] letter not to associate with [sexually] immoral people—
• Galatians 5:19Now the practices of the sinful nature are clearly evident: they are sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality (total irresponsibility, lack of self-control),
• Ephesians 5:5For be sure of this: no immoral, impure, or greedy person—for that one is [in effect] an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God [for such a person places a higher value on something other than God].
• Hebrews 13:4Marriage is to be held in honor among all [that is, regarded as something of great value], and the marriage bed undefiled [by immorality or by any sexual sin]; for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.

Commentaries on Proverbs 5:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22He shall be holden with the cords of his sins - Most people who follow unlawful pleasures, think they can give them up whenever they please; but sin repeated becomes customary; custom soon engenders habit; and habit in the end assumes the form of necessity; the man becomes bound with his own cords, and so is led captive by the devil at his will.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-23Verses 15-23 Lawful marriage is a means God has appointed to keep from these destructive vices. But we are not properly united, except as we attend to God's word, seeking his direction and blessing, and acting with affection. Ever remember, that though secret sins may escape the eyes of our fellow-creatures, yet a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, who not only sees, but ponders all his goings. Those who are so foolish as to choose the way of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22Habitual sins are like ropes that trap and hold people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-2322-23. and He will cause sin to bring its punishment.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Proverbs 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings