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Proverbs 5:22

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Proverbs 5:22 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
Proverbs 5:22 — American Standard Version

Context — Proverbs 5

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
19[As] a loving hind and a pleasant doe, Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; And be thou ravished always with her love.
20For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?
21For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah; And he maketh level all his paths.
22His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
23He shall die for lack of instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, etc.] As in a snare or net, as Gersom observes; in which the adulterer is so entangled that he cannot extricate himself; he may fancy that when he grows old his lusts will be weakened, and he shall be able to get clear of them, and have repentance for them, but he will find himself mistaken; he will become but more and more hardened by them and confirmed in them, and will have neither will nor power to repent of them, and shake off those shackles with which he is bound: and it may be understood of the guilt and punishment of his sins; that the horrors of a guilty conscience shall seize him, there will be no need of any others to arrest him,…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“and He will cause sin to bring its punishment.”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Holden - He is in perfect bondage to his lusts, and is neither able nor wiling to set himself at liberty. Proverbs 5:23”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“5:22 Habitual sins are like ropes that catch and hold people.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“His: Pro 1:18, Pro 1:31, Pro 11:3, Pro 11:5; Psa 7:15, Psa 7:16, Psa 9:15; Jer 2:19; Hos 4:11-14; Gal 6:7, Gal 6:8 holden: Ecc 7:26 sins: Heb. sin, Co1 5:9, Co1 5:10; Gal 5:19-21; Eph 5:5, Eph 5:6; Heb 13:4 Proverbs 5:23”
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