Proverbs 5:22

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

Cross-reference

Proverbs 11:5 states the wicked fall by their own wickedness — a concise echo of being ensnared by one's own sins.

Proverbs 11:3 adds that the unfaithful are destroyed by their own duplicity — the same idea of self-inflicted downfall.

Proverbs 1:18 depicts sinners ambushing themselves, paralleling the idea that the wicked are ensnared by their own iniquities.

Proverbs 1:31 describes eating the fruit of one's own ways — directly parallel to being caught by one's own sins here.

Proverbs 29:6 directly says evildoers are snared by their own sin, a near-identical parallel to the cords in 5:22.

Proverbs 13:6 states wickedness overthrows the sinner, reinforcing the principle that sin brings self-destruction.

Proverbs 11:6 contrasts the upright delivered while the unfaithful are trapped by desires, directly paralleling the cords of sin.

Proverbs 8:36 says those who reject wisdom harm themselves, mirroring the self-entrapment of sinners in 5:22.

Proverbs 6:32 specifies that adultery destroys oneself, echoing the general principle of sin ensnaring the wicked.

Hebrews 13:4 warns that God will judge the sexually immoral — directly related to the entrapment of adulterous sin described in Proverbs 5:22.

Galatians 6:8 specifies that sowing to the flesh reaps destruction — a New Testament restatement of self-inflicted ruin.

Galatians 6:7 states the principle of reaping what one sows — directly matching the idea of being caught by one's own deeds.

Jeremiah 2:19 explicitly says wickedness will punish you — the same truth that sin brings its own retribution.

Ecclesiastes 7:26 describes a specific snare — the immoral woman — illustrating the same principle that sinners are trapped by their own choices.

Psalm 9:15 Parallel

Psalm 9:15 depicts nations caught in their own hidden net — directly illustrating being captured by one's own schemes.

Psalm 7:16 Parallel

Psalm 7:16 says trouble recoils on the one who causes it — the consequence returns to the perpetrator.

Psalm 7:15 Parallel

Psalm 7:15 uses the metaphor of falling into one's own dug pit — the very image of self-entrapment by evil deeds.

Psalm 35:8 Parallel

Psalm 35:8 prays that the wicked be caught in the net they hid — directly parallels self-entrapment.

Judges 16:21 Historical context

Judges 16:21 shows Samson captured and enslaved — a vivid example of being ensnared by one's own sin, as Proverbs 5:22 describes.

Acts 8:23 Parallel

Acts 8:23 uses 'bond of iniquity' — the same metaphor of being bound by sin as in Proverbs 5:22.

John 8:34 Parallel

John 8:34 calls everyone who sins a slave to sin — a direct parallel to being held fast by cords of sin.

Lamentations 1:14 uses yoke and cords imagery for sins binding the neck, closely matching the entangling cords in 5:22.

1 Kings 2:44 Historical context

In 1 Kings 2:44, Solomon declares that Shimei's evil will return on his own head — the principle of being caught by one's own deeds.

Job 18:8 Parallel

In Job 18:8, the wicked is cast into a net by his own feet — directly parallels being ensnared by one's own sins.

Hosea 7:2 Parallel

Hosea 7:2 shows deeds surrounding the wicked — a parallel image to being held fast by cords of sin.

Job 20:11 Parallel

In Job 20:11, the sin of youth clings to the bones even in death — similar to sin holding fast as cords.

Job 36:8 Parallel

In Job 36:8, the proud are bound with 'cords of affliction' — a parallel metaphor of being held fast, though as discipline.

In 2 Samuel 22:6, David uses 'cords of the grave' and 'snares of death' — the same metaphor of being held fast by inescapable forces.

Judges 9:56 Historical context

Judges 9:56 recounts God repaying Abimelek's wickedness — an example of the principle in Proverbs 5:22 that evil deeds ensnare the wicked.

Jeremiah 4:18 declares that one's own conduct brings punishment, echoing the theme of sin's self-inflicted consequences.

Jeremiah 44:7 asks why people bring disaster on themselves, paralleling the idea that sin entraps and destroys.

Galatians 5:19-21 lists sinful acts and their consequence — exclusion from the kingdom — echoing Proverbs 5:22's theme that sins trap and hold the wicked.

Psalm 94:23 Parallel

Psalm 94:23 says God repays sins and destroys the wicked — same consequence of sin, but through divine action.

Ephesians 5:5 warns that the immoral and greedy have no inheritance in God's kingdom, reflecting the Proverbs 5:22 principle that sin ensnares and brings ruin.

Hosea 4:9 Related theme

Hosea 4:9 says God repays people for their deeds, connecting to the principle that sin brings its own consequences.

Ephesians 5:6 Related theme

Ephesians 5:6 warns of God's wrath on the disobedient — a consequence of sin that aligns with Proverbs 5:22's depiction of sins holding the wicked.