Proverbs 5:22
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.”Proverbs 5:22
What Does Proverbs 5:22 Mean?
Proverbs 5:22 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 5, verse 22 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 5:22 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
John 8:34“Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.”Psalms 10:2“The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.”Proverbs 8:36“But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.”Psalms 7:15“He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.”Psalms 9:15“The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.”Psalms 35:8“Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.”Psalms 94:23“And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off.”Proverbs 1:18“And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.”Proverbs 11:18“The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.”Acts 8:23“For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.”Judges 9:56“Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:”Job 36:8“And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;”Proverbs 1:31“Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.”Proverbs 2:22“But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.”Proverbs 11:5“The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.”Proverbs 11:6“The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.”Numbers 32:23“But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.”Judges 16:21“But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.”1 Kings 2:44“The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;”Jeremiah 4:18“Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.”
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