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Proverbs 5:22

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¶ His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
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  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 5:22

COMBINED MEANING

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

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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sins

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

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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5:21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.

5:22¶ His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

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5:23He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

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