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

20For why should you, my son, be exhilarated with an adulteress, And embrace the breasts of a foreigner? 21For the ways of everyone are before the eyes of the Lord, And He observes all his paths. His own wrongdoings will trap the wicked, And he will be held by the ropes of his sin. 23He will die for lack of instruction, And in the greatness of his foolishness he will go astray.

Proverbs 5:22 word by word

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

• own wrongdoingsעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
• will trapלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
• the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• And he will be heldתָּמַךְtâmak · to graspH8551
• by the ropesחֶ֫בֶלchebel chêbel · cordH2256
• of his sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403

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 will guide them, But the perversity of the treacherous will destroy them.
• Psalms 7:15He has dug a pit and hollowed it out, And has fallen into the hole which he made.
• Psalms 9:15The nations have sunk down into the pit which they have made; In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.
• Jeremiah 2:19Your own wickedness will correct you, And your apostasies will punish you; Know therefore and see that it is evil and bitter For you to abandon the Lord your God, And the fear of Me is not in you,” declares the Lord God of armies.
• Hosea 4:11Infidelity, wine, and new wine take away the understanding.
• Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a person sows, this he will also reap.
• Ecclesiastes 7:26And I discovered as more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, whose hands are chains. One who is pleasing to God will escape from her, but the sinner will be captured by her.
• 1 Corinthians 5:9I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people;
• Galatians 5:19Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: sexual immorality, impurity, indecent behavior,
• Ephesians 5:5For this you know with certainty, that no sexually immoral or impure or greedy person, which amounts to an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
• Hebrews 13:4Marriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be 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

Topics related to Proverbs 5:22

• Adultery
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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