Proverbs 5:22

New Century Version

An evil man will be caught in his wicked ways; the ropes of his sins will tie him up.

Cross References

1 Kings 18:18

Elijah answered, “I have not made trouble in Israel. You and your father’s family have made all this trouble by not obeying the Lord’s commands. You have gone after the Baals.

Esther 9:25

But when the king learned of the evil plan, he sent out written orders that the evil plans Haman had made against the Jewish people would be used against him. And those orders said that Haman and his sons should be hanged on the platform.

Job 18:8

Their feet will be caught in a net when they walk into its web.

Psalm 40:12

Troubles have surrounded me; there are too many to count. My sins have caught me so that I cannot see a way to escape. I have more sins than hairs on my head, and I have lost my courage.

Psalm 9:15

The nations have fallen into the pit they dug. Their feet are caught in the nets they laid.

Psalm 9:17

Wicked people will go to the grave, and so will all those who forget God.

Proverbs 1:18

But sinners will fall into their own traps; they will only catch themselves!

Proverbs 11:3

Good people will be guided by honesty; dishonesty will destroy those who are not trustworthy.

Proverbs 11:5

The goodness of the innocent makes life easier, but the wicked will be destroyed by their wickedness.

Proverbs 11:6

Doing right brings freedom to honest people, but those who are not trustworthy will be caught by their own desires.

Proverbs 12:14

People will be rewarded for what they say, and they will also be rewarded for what they do.

Proverbs 14:32

The wicked are ruined by their own evil, but those who do right are protected even in death.

Proverbs 18:7

The words of fools will ruin them; their own words will trap them.

Proverbs 24:12

If you say, “We don’t know anything about this,” God, who knows what’s in your mind, will notice. He is watching you, and he will know. He will reward each person for what he has done.

Proverbs 26:27

Whoever digs a pit for others will fall into it. Whoever tries to roll a boulder down on others will be crushed by it.

Ecclesiastes 7:26

I found that some women are worse than death and are as dangerous as traps. Their love is like a net, and their arms hold men like chains. A man who pleases God will be saved from them, but a sinner will be caught by them.

Jeremiah 2:19

Your evil will bring punishment to you, and the wrong you have done will teach you a lesson. Think about it and understand that it is a terrible evil to turn away from the Lord your God. It is wrong not to fear me,” says the Lord God All-Powerful.

Lamentations 1:14

“He has noticed my sins; they are tied together by his hands; they hang around my neck. He has turned my strength into weakness. The Lord has handed me over to those who are stronger than I.

Obadiah 1:15

“The Lord’s day of judging is coming soon to all the nations. The same evil things you did to other people will happen to you; they will come back upon your own head.

Numbers 32:23

“But if you don’t do these things, you will be sinning against the Lord; know for sure that you will be punished for your sin.

Hebrews 13:4

Marriage should be honored by everyone, and husband and wife should keep their marriage pure. God will judge as guilty those who take part in sexual sins.

Judges 20:41

Then the Israelites turned and began to fight. The Benjaminites were terrified because they knew that disaster was coming to them.

Judges 9:57

God also punished the men of Shechem for the evil they had done. So the curse spoken by Jotham, the youngest son of Gideon, came true.