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His own iniquitiesעַווֹנוֹתָיוwill catchיִלְכְּדֻנוֹthe wicked,הָרָשָׁעandוּin the cordsבְחַבְלֵיof his sinחַטָּאתוֹhe will be held fast.יִתָּמֵךְ
Proverbs 5:22
Study it in the app“His own iniquities will catch the wicked, and in the cords of his sin he will be held fast.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 5:22, word by word
- His own iniquitiesעַווֹנוֹתָיavonotay
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avonotay” appears- will catchיִלְכְּדֻyilkdu
capture
To conquer a city or seize someone.
Where else “yilkdu” appears- the wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- in the cordsחַבְלֵיchavle
cord
A rope of twisted fibers, for tying, measuring or letting something down.
Where else “chavle” appears- of his sinחַטָּאתchatat
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatat” appears- he will be held fastיִתָּמֵךְyitamech
be held fast
To be caught in one's own sin, as in ropes.
Where else “yitamech” appears
The context
21For before the eyes of YHWH are the ways of a man, and all his tracks he levels.
22 · This verse (above)
23He will die for lack of correction, and in the greatness of his folly he will be lost.