Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
The evil-doer will be taken in the net of his crimes, and prisoned in the cords of his sin.
New American Standard Bible
And he will be held with the cords of his sin.
King James Version
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
Holman Bible
he is entangled in the ropes of his own sin.
International Standard Version
The wicked person's iniquities will capture him, and he will be held with the cords of his sin.
A Conservative Version
His own iniquities shall take a wicked man, and he shall be held with the cords of his sin.
American Standard Version
His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
Amplified
The iniquities done by a wicked man will trap him,
And he will be held with the cords of his sin.
Darby Translation
His own iniquities shall take the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
Julia Smith Translation
His iniquities shall take the unjust one, and with the cords of his sins shall he be held fast.
King James 2000
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be held with the cords of his sins.
Lexham Expanded Bible
His iniquities shall ensnare him, the evildoer, and in the vanity of his sin he shall be caught.
Modern King James verseion
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be held with the cords of his sin.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The wickedness of the ungodly shall catch himself, and with the snares of his own sins shall he be trapped.
NET Bible
The wicked will be captured by his own iniquities, and he will be held by the cords of his own sin.
New Heart English Bible
The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.
The Emphasized Bible
His own iniquities, shall entrap him with the lawless, and, by the cords of his own sin, shall he be seized.
Webster
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be held with the cords of his sins.
World English Bible
The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.
Youngs Literal Translation
His own iniquities do capture the wicked, And with the ropes of his sin he is holden.
Themes
Bondage, spiritual » General references to the bondage of sin
Rope » Figurative » Of temptations
Sin » General references to the bondage of sin
Spiritual » Physical inflicted physical healed » Bondage
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 5:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Do Not Commit Adultery Against Wisdom
21 For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he puts all his goings in the scales. 22 The evil-doer will be taken in the net of his crimes, and prisoned in the cords of his sin. 23 He will come to his end for need of teaching; he is so foolish that he will go wandering from the right way.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 7:15-16
He has made a hole deep in the earth, and is falling into the hole which he has made
Psalm 9:15
The nations have gone down into the hole which they made: in their secret net is their foot taken.
Numbers 32:23
But if you do not do this, then you are sinners against the Lord; and you may be certain that your sin will have its reward.
Proverbs 1:18
And they are secretly waiting for their blood and making ready destruction for themselves.
Proverbs 1:31-32
So the fruit of their way will be their food, and with the designs of their hearts they will be made full.
Proverbs 11:3
The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.
Proverbs 11:5
The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.
Ecclesiastes 7:26
And I saw a thing more bitter than death, even the woman whose heart is full of tricks and nets, and whose hands are as bands. He with whom God is pleased will get free from her, but the sinner will be taken by her.
Jeremiah 2:19
The evil you yourselves have done will be your punishment, your errors will be your judge: be certain then, and see that it is an evil and a bitter thing to give up the Lord your God, and no longer to be moved by fear of me, says the Lord, the Lord of armies.
Hosea 4:11-14
Loose ways and new wine take away wisdom.
1 Corinthians 5:9-10
In my letter I said to you that you were not to keep company with those who go after the desires of the flesh;
Galatians 5:19-21
Now the works of the flesh are clear, which are these: evil desire, unclean things, wrong use of the senses,
Galatians 6:7-8
Be not tricked; God is not made sport of: for whatever seed a man puts in, that will he get back as grain.
Ephesians 5:5-6
Being certain of this, that no man who gives way to the passions of the flesh, no unclean person, or one who has desire for the property of others, or who gives worship to images, has any heritage in the kingdom of Christ and God.
Hebrews 13:4
Let married life be honoured among all of you and not made unclean; for men untrue in married life will be judged by God.