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 E por que tu, filho meu, andarias perdido pela estranha, e abraçarias o peito da [mulher] alheia?
21 Pois os caminhos do homem estão perante os olhos do SENHOR; e ele pondera todos os seus percursos.
22 O perverso será preso pelas suas [próprias] perversidades; e será detido pelas cordas de seu [próprio] pecado.
23 Ele morrerá pela falta de correção; e andará sem rumo pela grandeza de sua loucura.
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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