King James Version
Proverbs 5:22 in the King James Version says “His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. sins: Heb. sin” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. sins: Heb. sin”
Proverbs 5:22 · KJV
And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. sins: Heb. sin
He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“shall take”
H3920to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“himself and he shall be holden”
H8551to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close
“of his sins”
H2403an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
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