Pro 5:22 | MHM | STEP | v. 22–23 : Solomon warns that those who do not turn away from sin will be trapped by it. “His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins” (Proverbs 5:22 ). Sin is like a rope that ties people up, making it hard to escape. In the end, those who ignore warnings and keep doing wrong will die “without instruction” and be lost “in the greatness of his folly” (Proverbs 5:23 ). God will judge those who are unfaithful (Hebrews 13:4; Ezekiel 23:19 ; Jeremiah 7:19 ).

‏ Proverbs 5:22

v. 22–23: Solomon warns that those who do not turn away from sin will be trapped by it. “His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins” (Proverbs 5:22 ^a). Sin is like a rope that ties people up, making it hard to escape. In the end, those who ignore warnings and keep doing wrong will die “without instruction” and be lost “in the greatness of his folly” (Proverbs 5:23 ^b). God will judge those who are unfaithful (Hebrews 13:4; Ezekiel 23:19 ^c; Jeremiah 7:19 ^d).