Proverbs 5:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 5:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 5:22 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. sins: Heb. sin" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 5:22 — KJV
“His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. sins: Heb. sin”
— Proverbs 5:22 (KJV)
Proverbs 5:22 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 5:22
“And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: a fit...: Heb. a man of opportunity”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 5:22: iniquities, sins, heb
“And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 5:22: own, wicked, sins
“But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. for himself: Heb. for his life”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 5:22: own, take, himself
“And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. strangers: Heb. strange children”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 5:22: iniquities, sins, heb
“[To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.] I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. my mouth...: Heb. a bridle, or, muzzle for my mouth”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 5:22: take, wicked, heb
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