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Proverbs 5:22

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22A wicked man’s iniquities will trap him;g

he will become tangled in the ropes of his own sin.h

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Cross references

  1. gNm 32:23; Ps 7:15–16
  2. hPr 11:6

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him,

and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them;

the cords of their sins hold them fast.

NLTNew Living Translation

An evil man is held captive by his own sins;

they are ropes that catch and hold him.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

His iniquities shall ensnare him, the evildoer,

and in the vanity of his sin he shall be caught.

KJV 1900King James Version

His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself,

And he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.