World English Bible
Proverbs 5:22
“The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 5
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For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?
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For the ways of man are before the eyes of Yahweh. He examines all his paths.
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The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.
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He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.