Proverbs 5:22
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
His own iniquitiesעַֽוֹונֹותָ֗יו
(a·vo·v·no·v·tav)
5771: iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquityfrom an unused word
will captureיִלְכְּדֻנֹ֥ו
(yil·ke·du·nov)
3920: to capture, seize, takea prim. root
the wicked,הָרָשָׁ֑ע
(ha·ra·sha;)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
And he will be heldוּבְחַבְלֵ֥י
(u·ve·chav·lei)
8551: to grasp, support, attaina prim. root
with the cordsיִתָּמֵֽךְ׃
(yit·ta·mech.)
2256a: cord, territory, bandfrom chabal
of his sin.חַ֝טָּאתֹ֗ו
(chat·ta·tov)
2403b: sin, sin offeringfrom chata


















KJV Lexicon
His own iniquities
`avon  (aw-vone')
perversity, i.e. (moral) evil -- fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.
shall take
lakad  (law-kad')
to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
himself and he shall be holden
tamak  (taw-mak')
to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close -- (take, up-)hold (up), maintain, retain, stay (up).
with the cords
chebel  (kheh'-bel)
band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.
of his sins
chatta'ah  (khat-taw-aw')
an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
His own iniquities will capture the wicked, And he will be held with the cords of his sin.

King James Bible
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A wicked man's iniquities entrap him; he is entangled in the ropes of his own sin.

International Standard Version
The wicked person's iniquities will capture him, and he will be held with the cords of his sin.

NET Bible
The wicked will be captured by his own iniquities, and he will be held by the cords of his own sin.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The evil man will be held captive in his debts and he will be bound in the cords of his sins.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A wicked person will be trapped by his own wrongs, and he will be caught in the ropes of his own sin.

King James 2000 Bible
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be held with the cords of his sins.
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