Berean Standard Bible
Proverbs 5:22
22The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
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 be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, or embrace the bosom of a stranger? 21For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths. The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him. 23He dies for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.
Read all of Proverbs 5Proverbs 5:22 word by word
עַֽווֹנוֹתָ֗יו יִלְכְּדֻנ֥וֹ אֶת־הָרָשָׁ֑ע וּבְחַבְלֵ֥י חַ֝טָּאת֗וֹ יִתָּמֵֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 5:22
- Proverbs 1:18But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.
- Proverbs 11:3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.
- Psalms 7:15He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
- Psalms 9:15The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
- Jeremiah 2:19Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
- Hosea 4:11to promiscuity, wine, and new wine, which take away understanding.
- Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.
- Ecclesiastes 7:26And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.
- 1 Corinthians 5:9I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.
- Galatians 5:19The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;
- Ephesians 5:5For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
- Hebrews 13:4Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
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
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