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


In Context

19 A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.

20 For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?

21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of Yahweh. He examines all his paths.

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

23 He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will 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 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.