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21 Indeed, what a man does is[a] always in the Lord’s presence,[b]
    and he weighs all his paths.
22 The wicked person’s iniquities will capture him,
    and he will be held with the cords of his sin.
23 He will die for lack of discipline,
    and he goes astray because of his great folly.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 5:21 Lit. Indeed, a man’s ways are
  2. Proverbs 5:21 Lit. in front of the Lord’s eyes

21 For your ways are in full view(A) of the Lord,
    and he examines(B) all your paths.(C)
22 The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them;(D)
    the cords of their sins hold them fast.(E)
23 For lack of discipline they will die,(F)
    led astray by their own great folly.(G)

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