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Proverbs 5:22

Proverbs 5:22
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself,.... As in a snare or net, as Gersom observes; in which the adulterer is so entangled that he cannot extricate himself; he may fancy that when he grows…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Proverbs 5:15-23

Solomon, having shown the great evil that there is in adultery and fornication, and all such lewd and filthy courses, here prescribes remedies against them.

I. Enjoy with satisfaction the comforts of…