Proverbs 5:23
He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Proverbs 5:23 in other translations
| BSB | He dies for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly. |
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| WEB | He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray. |
| ASV | He shall die for lack of instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray. |
| YLT | He dieth without instruction, And in the abundance of his folly magnifieth himself! |
| DARBY | He shall die for want of discipline; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray. |
| BBE | He will come to his end for need of teaching; he is so foolish that he will go wandering from the right way. |
| Webster | He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray. |
What does Proverbs 5:23 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 5:22-23
22-23. and He will cause sin to bring its punishment.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 5:15-23
Lawful marriage is a means God has appointed to keep from these destructive vices. But we are not properly united, except as we attend to God's word, seeking his direction and blessing, and acting with affection. Ever remember, that though secret sins may escape the eyes of our fellow-creatures, yet a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, who not only sees, but ponders all his goings. Those who are so foolish…
Proverbs 5:23 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 5:23
- Job 36:12
But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
- Job 4:21
Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.
- 2 Peter 2:15-22
Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet. These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever. For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. …
- Proverbs 14:32
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
- Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
- Psalms 81:12
So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: and they walked in their own counsels.
- Proverbs 14:14
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
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Context
- Proverbs 5:22
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
- Proverbs 5:23
He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Proverbs 5:23 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El morirá por falta de corrección; y errará por la grandeza de su locura. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | il mourra faute de discipline, et il s’égarera dans la grandeur de sa folie. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Sterben wird er, weil ihm Zucht mangelt, und in der Größe seiner Torheit wird er dahintaumeln. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ipse morietur, quia non habuit disciplinam, et in multitudine stultitiæ suæ decipietur. |