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


In Context

19 As a lovely hind and a graceful roe, let her breasts satisfy thee at all times: be thou ravished continually with her love.

20 And why shouldest 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 Jehovah, and he pondereth all his paths.

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

23 He shall die for want of discipline; 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 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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