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


In Context

19 A loving doe, a graceful deer- may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love.

20 Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another man's wife?

21 For a man's ways are in full view of the Lord , and he examines all his paths.

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

23 He will die for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.

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 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.

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.