Proverbs 5:22
The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast.
In context
19 A loving doe, a graceful deer— may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be intoxicated with her love. 20 Why, my son, be intoxicated with another man’s wife? Why embrace the bosom of a wayward woman? 21 For your ways are in full view of the Lord, and he examines all your paths. 22 The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast. 23 For lack of discipline they will die, led astray by their own great folly.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 5:22 in the KJV
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 5:22 in the ESV
The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.