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Proverbs 5:22

SinTemptation

20 Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, or embrace the bosom of a stranger?

21 For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.

The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.

23 He dies for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.

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BSB
The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
KJV
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
WEB
The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.
ASV
His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
DARBY
His own iniquities shall take the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
BLB
His own iniquities capture a wicked one, and he is held with the cords of his sin.
ÅB
Den ugudelige fanges i sine egne misgjerninger, og han holdes fast i sin egen synds snarer.
OTB
De ondes misgjerninger vil fange dem, og de vil bli holdt fast av sine synders bånd.
B1930
Den ugudelige fanges i sine egne misgjerninger, og han holdes fast i sin egen synds snarer.

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