Proverbs 5:22
The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.
World English Bible British
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 LORD’s eyes. He examines all his paths.
23He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.
Cross References
Numbers 32:23“But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the LORD; and be sure your sin will find you out.
1 Kings 18:18He answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house, in that you have forsaken the LORD’s commandments and you have followed the Baals.
Job 18:8For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he wanders into its mesh.
Psalms 9:15The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made. In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.
Proverbs 1:18but these lay 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 the treacherous 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 →