PROVERBS 5:22

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.”

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Proverbs 5:22 Translation & Meaning

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His own iniquities עֲֽווֹנֹתָ֗יו Perversity, i.e., (moral) evil own iniquities
shall take יִלְכְּדֻנ֥וֹ To catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere take
the wicked הָרָשָׁ֑ע Morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person wicked
himself, and he shall be holden וּבְחַבְלֵ֥י To sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close himself holden
with the cords יִתָּמֵֽךְ׃ A rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together) cords
of his sins. חַ֝טָּאת֗וֹ An offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender sins

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  • 20  And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

  • 21  For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.

  • 22  His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

  • 23  He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.




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