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Proverbs 5:22–23

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The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them;s

the cords of their sins hold them fast.t

For lack of discipline they will die,u

led astray by their own great folly.v

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Cross references

  1. sPs 9:16
  2. tNu 32:23; Job 18:9; Ps 7:15–16; Pr 1:31–32
  3. u Job 4:21; Pr 10:21
  4. vJob 34:21–25; Pr 11:5

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him,

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

He dies for lack of discipline,

and because of his great folly he is led astray.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them;

the cords of their sins hold them fast.

For lack of discipline they will die,

led astray by their own great folly.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A wicked man’s iniquities will trap him;

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

He will die because there is no discipline,

and be lost because of his great stupidity.

NLTNew Living Translation

An evil man is held captive by his own sins;

they are ropes that catch and hold him.

He will die for lack of self-control;

he will be lost because of his great foolishness.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

His iniquities shall ensnare him, the evildoer,

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

He shall die for lack of discipline,

and in the greatness of his folly he shall be lost.

KJV 1900King James Version

His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself,

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

He shall die without instruction;

And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.