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Proverbs 5:22
His owne iniquities shall take the wicked himselfe, and he shall be holden with the cordes of his owne sinne.
Proverbs 5:22 · Geneva Bible
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Proverbs 5:22 in other translations
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.
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In context
19 Let her be as the louing hinde and pleasant roe: let her brests satisfie thee at all times, and delite in her loue continually.
20 For why shouldest thou delite, my sonne, in a strange woman, or embrace the bosome of a stranger?
21 For the waies of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his pathes.
22 His owne iniquities shall take the wicked himselfe, and he shall be holden with the cordes of his owne sinne.
23 Hee shall die for fault of instruction, and shall goe astray through his great follie.
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