Proverbs 5:22
His own iniquities shall ensnare the wicked; Yea, he shall be held fast by the cords of his own sins.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
In Context
21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, And he weigheth well all his paths.
23He shall die for want of instruction; Yea, through the greatness of his folly he shall stagger.
Cross References
Job 18:8He is brought into the net by his own feet, And he walketh upon snares.
Psalms 9:15The nations have sunk into the pit which they made; In the net, which they hid, is their own foot taken.
Proverbs 1:18So they lie in wait for their own blood; They lurk secretly for their own lives.
Proverbs 11:3The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 5:16-23
Conjugal Fidelity Enjoined. 15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well. 16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets. 17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee. 18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. 19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love. 20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange… Read the whole commentary →