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Proverbs 5:22

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

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

Proverbs 5:22 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Proverbs 5:22

Theological / Devotional

The cords. Because he refuses instruction, the sinner is of necessity left to entangle himself more and more in the snares of sin. There is power to break the strongest bands, but the long indulgence of sinful propensities often leaves the sinner with no desire for salvation and no inclination to place his will on the side of the Saviour. The case is hopeless as long as the man will not seek the help of Him who can save to the uttermost (Heb. 7:25).

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