Proverbs 5:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.”
Proverbs 5:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 5:22 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 5:22 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 5:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.”
Proverbs 5:22 — World English Bible
Proverbs 5:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.”
Proverbs 5:22 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 5:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“His own iniquities do capture the wicked, And with the ropes of his sin he is holden.”
Proverbs 5:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 5:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“His own iniquities shall take the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.”
Proverbs 5:22 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 5:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“His owne iniquities shall take the wicked himselfe, and he shall be holden with the cordes of his owne sinne.”
Proverbs 5:22 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 5:22 in Context — Proverbs 5
20 ¿Y por qué, hijo mío, andarás ciego con la ajena, y abrazarás el seno de la extraña?
21 Pues que los caminos del hombre están ante los ojos de Jehová, y él considera todas sus veredas.
22 Prenderán al impío sus propias iniquidades, y detenido será con las cuerdas de su pecado.
23 El morirá por falta de corrección; y errará por la grandeza de su locura.
What Does Proverbs 5:22 Mean?
Proverbs 5:22 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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