But he answered, “I have not troubled Israel. Rather, it is you and your father’s house—by forsaking the mitzvot of Adonai and going after the Baalim.
Proverbs 5:22 - Tree of Life Version The iniquities of a wicked man will ensnare him. The cords of his sin will hold him down. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition His own iniquities shall ensnare the wicked man, and he shall be held with the cords of his sin. American Standard Version (1901) His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin. Common English Bible The wicked will be caught by their own evil acts, grabbed by the ropes of their own sin. Catholic Public Domain Version His own iniquities take hold of the impious, and he is bound by the cords of his own sins. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version His own iniquities catch the wicked, and he is fast bound with the ropes of his own sins. |
But he answered, “I have not troubled Israel. Rather, it is you and your father’s house—by forsaking the mitzvot of Adonai and going after the Baalim.
But when it came to the king’s attention, he issued a written edict that the wicked scheme Haman had devised against the Jews should come back on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. (
Adonai, do not withhold Your compassions from me. Let Your mercy and Your truth always protect me.
Then I will tell all your praises in the gates of the daughter of Zion, rejoicing in Your salvation.
Adonai is known for executing judgment. The wicked one is trapped in the work of his own hands. Selah
But they lie in wait for their own blood. They ambush their own lives.
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
The righteousness of the blameless man makes his way straight, but the wicked man is brought down by his wickedness.
The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are trapped by their desire.
By the fruit of his mouth a man will be satisfied with good. The work of a man’s hands will reward him.
The wicked is brought down in his calamity yet the righteous has a refuge even in death.
If you say, “Look, we didn’t know this.” Won’t He who weighs hearts perceive it? Won’t He who guards your soul know it? Won’t He repay each one according to his deeds?
Whoever digs a pit will fall in it, and whoever rolls a stone— it will come back upon him.
I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a trap, and whose hands are chains. He who pleases God will escape her, but a sinner will be captured by her.
Your own wickedness will rebuke you and your backslidings will chide you. Know then and see how bad and bitter it is for you to forsake Adonai your God. Nor is fear of Me in you.” It is a declaration of the Lord Adonai-Tzva’ot.
My transgressions are bound into a yoke, woven together by His hand. They have come upon my neck and He has sapped my strength. The Lord delivered me over to those I cannot withstand.
“For the day of Adonai is near against all the nations. As you have done, it shall be done to you. Your dealing will return on your own head.
“But if you don’t do this, behold, you sin against Adonai! Be assured! Your sin will find you out!
Let marriage be held in honor among all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
Then the men of Israel turned back, and the men of Benjamin were terrified, for they realized that disaster had struck them.
Also all the wickedness of the men of Shechem God requited on their heads. Thus on them came the curse of Jotam son of Jerubbaal.