Proverbs 5:22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be held with the cords of his sins. I. WICKED MEN HURT THEMSELVES MORE THAN OTHERS CAN. 1. By their sins they set all their enemies at liberty. 2. Their plots for the ruin of others for the most part light on themselves. II. WICKED MEN ARE TAKEN IN THE SNARES OF THEIR OWN SINS. 1. The guilt of their sins follows them wherever they go. 2. God's wrath and curse follow upon sin. 3. God delivers sinners over to Satan. 4. Punishment attends on sin. III. THE SNARES OF WICKED MEN'S SINS HOLD THEM FAST. 1. The custom of sinning becomes another nature. 2. God ties the sinner fast to eternal punishment by his sins, and for his sins, giving him over to a reprobate sense, and by His power, as by chains, keeping him in prison till the great judgment. (Francis Taylor, B.D.) Parallel Verses KJV: His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.WEB: The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly. |
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