Proverbs 5:22
His own iniquities do capture the wicked, And with the ropes of his sin he is holden.This verse in the real world
In what words
- תָּמַךְtâmakto sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close
- חֶבֶלchebela rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritanc
- לָכַדlâkadto catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot)
- עָוֺןʻâvônperversity, i.e. (moral) evil
- רָשָׁעrâshâʻmorally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 1:31–32, Pro 11:5, Pro 1:18, Psa 9:15, Num 32:23, Eph 5:5–6, Hos 4:11–14, Gal 6:7–8