Proverbs 5:22 - Compare All Versions

Proverbs 5:21-23 MSG (The Message)

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.

Proverbs 5:22 KJV (King James Version)

His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

Proverbs 5:22 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

His own iniquities will capture the wicked, And he will be held with the cords of his sin.

Proverbs 5:22 NCV (New Century Version)

An evil man will be caught in his wicked ways; the ropes of his sins will tie him up.

Proverbs 5:22 ASV (American Standard Version)

His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.

Proverbs 5:22 NIV (New International Version)

The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast.

Proverbs 5:22 NKJV (New King James Version)

His own iniquities entrap the wicked man, And he is caught in the cords of his sin.

Proverbs 5:22 AMP (Amplified Bible)

The iniquities done by a wicked man will trap him, And he will be held with the cords of his sin.

Proverbs 5:22 NLT (New Living Translation)

An evil man is held captive by his own sins; they are ropes that catch and hold him.

Proverbs 5:22 TPT (The Passion Translation)

Beware that your sins don’t overtake you and that the scars of your own conscience don’t become the ropes that tie you up.

Proverbs 5:22 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.