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Proverbs 5:21–22

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For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.
¶ His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
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From verse 21

  1. Hebrews 4:13Rank 1 from verse 21
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    13Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

  2. Proverbs 15:3Rank 2 from verse 21
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    3The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

  3. Jeremiah 32:19Rank 3 from verse 21
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    19Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:

  4. Job 34:21Rank 4 from verse 21
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    21For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.

  5. Hosea 7:2Rank 5 from verse 21
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    2And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.

From verse 22

  1. Proverbs 1:31–32Rank 1 from verse 22
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    31Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

    32For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

  2. Proverbs 11:5Rank 2 from verse 22
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    5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

  3. Ephesians 5:5–6Rank 3 from verse 22
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    5For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

    6Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

  4. Hosea 4:11–14Rank 4 from verse 22
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    11Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.

    12¶ My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.

    13They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.

    14I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall.

  5. Numbers 32:23Rank 5 from verse 22
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    23But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out.

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Proverbs 5:21

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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eyes

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The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.

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Proverbs 5:22

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iniquities

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Acts or conditions of wickedness, unrighteousness, transgression, or sin; the guilt or burden of such wrongdoing.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

take

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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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holden

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Held, grasped, kept, restrained, confined, supported, sustained, observed, or celebrated.

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sins

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Transgressions or offences against God and his law, and the guilt for them.

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20And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.

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22¶ His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

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23He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

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