Proverbs 5:22 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
His own iniquities do capture the wicked, And with the ropes of his sin he is holden.
English ASV
His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
English Amplified
His own iniquities shall ensnare the wicked man, and he shall be held with the cords of his sin.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
His own iniquities shall ensnare the wicked man, and he shall be held with the cords of his sin.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
A wicked man’s iniquities will trap him; he will become tangled in the ropes of his own sin.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
His own iniquities shall take the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
English EASY 2024
The sins of a wicked person will be the trap that catches him. They will hold him like strong ropes.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
The sins of the wicked will trap them. Those sins will be like ropes holding them back.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
The sins of the wicked are a trap. They get caught in the net of their own sin.
English God's Word - GW 1995
A wicked person will be trapped by his own wrongs, and he will be caught in the ropes of his own sin.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
A wicked man's iniquities entrap him; he is entangled in the ropes of his own sin.
English KJV 1611
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
English LSB
His own iniquities will capture him who is the wicked one, And with the cords of his sin he will be held fast.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is caught in the cords of his sin.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
His own iniquities will capture the wicked, And he will be held with the cords of his sin.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
By his own iniquities the wicked man will be caught, in the meshes of his own sin he will be held fast;
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
The wicked will be captured by his own iniquities, and he will be held by the cords of his own sin.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
A sinner is trapped by his own evil acts. He is held tight by the ropes of his sins.
English NIV
The evil deeds of a wicked man ensnare him; the cords of his sin hold him fast.
English NKJ 1982
His own iniquities entrap the wicked man, And he is caught in the cords of his sin.
English NLT
An evil man is held captive by his own sins; they are ropes that catch and hold him.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
The iniquities of the wicked ensnare them, and they are caught in the toils of their sin.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
Beware that your sins don’t overtake you and that the scars of your own conscience don’t become the ropes that tie you up.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is caught in the toils of his sin.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
The wicked man is doomed by his own sins; they are ropes that catch and hold him.
English Tyndale 1537
The wickedness of the ungodly shall catch himself, and with the snares of his own sins shall he be trapped.