22His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be held with the cords of his sins.


In Context

19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy you at all times; and be you ravished always with her love.

20 And why will you, 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 ponders all his goings.

22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be held 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 Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:22His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:22The evil deeds of a wicked man ensnare him; the cords of his sin hold him fast.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:22His own iniquities catch the wicked, and he is fast bound with the ropes of his own sins.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:22His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:22His own iniquities shall take the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:22His own iniquities shall take the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:22His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be held with the cords of his sins.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:22The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:22His own iniquities do capture the wicked, And with the ropes of his sin he is holden.