Proverbs 5:22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be held with the cords of his sins. At one time many convicts were employed in building high walls round the prison grounds at Portland. Soldiers posted above them with loaded guns watched them at their work. Every brick laid rendered their escape more impossible, and yet they themselves were laying them. 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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