Proverbs 5:22-23

Warning Against Adultery

22 The a iniquities of the wicked b ensnare him,
and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.
23 c He dies for lack of discipline,
and because of his great folly he is d led astray.

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 7:15 - 16
    He makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole that he has made.
  2. Cross References
    Proverbs 6:2
    If you are snared in the words of your mouth, caught in the words of your mouth.
  3. Cross References
    Job 4:21
    Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them, do they not die, and that without wisdom?
  4. Cross References
    Job 12:24
    He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth and makes them wander in a pathless waste.
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