Proverbs 5:22
King James Version (KJV)
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
In context
20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
23 He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Proverbs 5:22 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
- WEB World English Bible
- The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
- ASV American Standard Version
- His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- His own iniquities do capture the wicked, And with the ropes of his sin he is holden.
- DBY Darby Translation
- His own iniquities shall take the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
- WBS Webster Bible
- His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be held with the cords of his sins.