Proverbs 5:22

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Sinners are trapped and caught by their own evil deeds.

Cross References

1 Kings 18:18

Elijah answered: You're the troublemaker—not me! You and your family have disobeyed the LORD's commands by worshipping Baal.

Esther 9:25

Esther went to King Xerxes and asked him to save her people. Then the king gave written orders for Haman and his sons to be punished in the same terrible way that Haman had in mind for the Jews. So they were hanged.

Job 18:8

Before they know it, they are trapped in a net, hidden along the path.

Psalm 40:12

I have more troubles than I can count. My sins are all around me, and I can't find my way. My sins outnumber the hairs on my head, and I feel weak.

Psalm 9:15

Our LORD, the nations fell into their own pits, and their feet were caught in their own traps.

Psalm 9:17

The wicked will go down to the world of the dead to be with those nations that forgot about you.

Proverbs 1:18

They gang up to murder someone, but they are the victims.

Proverbs 11:3

If you do the right thing, honesty will be your guide. But if you are crooked, you will be trapped by your own dishonesty.

Proverbs 11:5

If you are truly good, you will do right; if you are wicked, you will be destroyed by your own sin.

Proverbs 11:6

Honesty can keep you safe, but if you can't be trusted, you trap yourself.

Proverbs 12:14

We are rewarded or punished for what we say and do.

Proverbs 14:32

In times of trouble the wicked are destroyed, but even at death the innocent have faith.

Proverbs 18:7

Saying foolish things is like setting a trap to destroy yourself.

Proverbs 24:12

Don't say, “I didn't know it!” God can read your mind. He watches each of us and knows our thoughts. And God will pay us back for what we do.

Proverbs 26:27

If you dig a pit, you will fall in; if you start a stone rolling, it will roll back on you.

Ecclesiastes 7:26

Here is what I discovered: a bad woman is worse than death. She is a trap, reaching out with body and soul to catch you. But if you obey God, you can escape. If you don't obey, you are done for.

Jeremiah 2:19

Your own sins will punish you, because it was a bitter mistake for you to reject me without fear of punishment. I, the LORD All-Powerful, have spoken.

Lamentations 1:14

You have tied my sins around my neck, and they weigh so heavily that my strength is gone. You have put me in the power of enemies too strong for me.

Obadiah 1:15

The day is coming when I, the LORD, will judge the nations. And, Edom, you will pay in full for what you have done.

Numbers 32:23

But if you don't keep your promise, you will sin against the LORD and be punished.

Hebrews 13:4

Have respect for marriage. Always be faithful to your partner, because God will punish anyone who is immoral or unfaithful in marriage.

Judges 9:57

God also punished the people of Shechem for helping Abimelech. Everything happened just as Jotham's curse said it would.