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Proverbs 5:22
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KJ21
His own iniquities shall entrap the wicked himself, and he shall be held by the cords of his sins.
ASV
His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
AMP
The iniquities done by a wicked man will trap him, And he will be held with the cords of his sin.
AMPC
His own iniquities shall ensnare the wicked man, and he shall be held with the cords of his sin.
BRG
¶ His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
CSB
A wicked man’s iniquities will trap him; he will become tangled in the ropes of his own sin.
CSBA
A wicked man’s iniquities will trap him; he will become tangled in the ropes of his own sin.
CEB
The wicked will be caught by their own evil acts, grabbed by the ropes of their own sin.
CJB
A wicked person’s own crimes will trap him, he will be held fast by the ropes of his sin.
CEV
Sinners are trapped and caught by their own evil deeds.
DARBY
His own iniquities shall take the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
DRA
His own iniquities catch the wicked, and he is fast bound with the ropes of his own sins.
ERV
The sins of the wicked will trap them. Those sins will be like ropes holding them back.
EASY
The sins of a wicked person will be the trap that catches him. They will hold him like strong ropes.
EHV
The evil deeds of the wicked man will capture him, and he will be bound by the ropes of his sin.
ESV
The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.
ESVUK
The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.
EXB
An evil man will be ·caught [captured] in his wicked ways; the ropes of his sins will tie him up.
GNV
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his own sin.
GW
A wicked person will be trapped by his own wrongs, and he will be caught in the ropes of his own sin.
GNT
The sins of the wicked are a trap. They get caught in the net of their own sin.
HCSB
A wicked man’s iniquities entrap him; he is entangled in the ropes of his own sin.
ICB
An evil man will be caught in his evil ways. He will be tied up by his sins as if they were ropes.
ISV
The wicked person’s iniquities will capture him, and he will be held with the cords of his sin.
JUB
His own iniquities shall take hold of the wicked, and he shall be imprisoned with the cords of his sins.
KJV
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
AKJV
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
LSB
His own iniquities will capture him who is the wicked one, And with the cords of his sin he will be held fast.
LEB
His iniquities shall ensnare him, the evildoer, and in the vanity of his sin he shall be caught.
TLB
The wicked man is doomed by his own sins; they are ropes that catch and hold him.
MSG
Mark well that God doesn’t miss a move you make; he’s aware of every step you take. The shadow of your sin will overtake you; you’ll find yourself stumbling all over yourself in the dark. Death is the reward of an undisciplined life; your foolish decisions trap you in a dead end.
MEV
His own iniquities entrap the wicked himself, and he is snared in the cords of his sins.
NOG
A wicked person will be trapped by his own wrongs, and he will be caught in the ropes of his own sin.
NABRE
By their own iniquities the wicked will be caught, in the meshes of their own sin they will be held fast;
NASB
His own wrongdoings will trap the wicked, And he will be held by the ropes of his sin.
NASB1995
His own iniquities will capture the wicked, And he will be held with the cords of his sin.
NCB
The wicked man will be ensnared by his own iniquities and held fast in the bonds of his sins.
NCV
An evil man will be caught in his wicked ways; the ropes of his sins will tie him up.
NET
The wicked will be captured by his own iniquities, and he will be held by the cords of his own sin.
NIRV
Sinners are trapped by their own evil acts. They are held tight by the ropes of their sins.
NIV
The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast.
NIVUK
The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast.
NKJV
His own iniquities entrap the wicked man, And he is caught in the cords of his sin.
NLV
His own sins will trap the sinful. He will be held with the ropes of his sin.
NLT
An evil man is held captive by his own sins; they are ropes that catch and hold him.
NRSVA
The iniquities of the wicked ensnare them, and they are caught in the toils of their sin.
NRSVACE
The iniquities of the wicked ensnare them, and they are caught in the toils of their sin.
NRSVCE
The iniquities of the wicked ensnare them, and they are caught in the toils of their sin.
NRSVUE
The iniquities of the wicked ensnare them, and they are caught in the coils of their sin.
OJB
His own avonot shall entrap the rashah himself, and he shall be held fast by the cords of his chattat.
RGT
His own iniquities shall take the wicked, himself, and he shall be seized with the cords of his own sin.
RSV
The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is caught in the toils of his sin.
RSVCE
The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is caught in the toils of his sin.
TLV
The iniquities of a wicked man will ensnare him. The cords of his sin will hold him down.
VOICE
The wicked will be snared by their own wrongdoing. Their flaws will tie their own hands, and they will be dragged through life by the cords of their sins.
WEB
The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.
WYC
The wickednesses of a wicked man take (hold of) him; and he is bound with the ropes of his sins.
YLT
His own iniquities do capture the wicked, And with the ropes of his sin he is holden.
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