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Proverbs 5:22
22The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)An evil man is held captive by his own sins; they are ropes that catch and hold him.
Context of Proverbs 5:22
20Why, my son, be intoxicated with another man’s wife? Why embrace the bosom of a wayward woman? 21For your ways are in full view of the Lord, and he examines all your paths. The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast. 23For lack of discipline they will die, led astray by their own great folly.
Read all of Proverbs 5Proverbs 5:22 word by word
עַֽווֹנוֹתָ֗יו יִלְכְּדֻנ֥וֹ אֶת־הָרָשָׁ֑ע וּבְחַבְלֵ֥י חַ֝טָּאת֗וֹ יִתָּמֵֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 5:22
- Proverbs 1:18These men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush only themselves!
- Proverbs 11:3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
- Psalms 7:15Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit they have made.
- Psalms 9:15The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
- Jeremiah 2:19Your wickedness will punish you; your backsliding will rebuke you. Consider then and realize how evil and bitter it is for you when you forsake the Lord your God and have no awe of me,” declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.
- Hosea 4:11to prostitution; old wine and new wine take away their understanding.
- Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.
- Ecclesiastes 7:26I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a trap and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner she will ensnare.
- 1 Corinthians 5:9I wrote to 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—such a person 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 pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.
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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