English Standard Version
Proverbs 5:23
23He dies for lack of discipline, and because of his great folly he is led astray.
Proverbs 5:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
- New International Version (NIV)For lack of discipline they will die, led astray by their own great folly.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He shall die for lack of instruction, And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He will die for lack of self-control; he will be lost because of his great foolishness.
Context of Proverbs 5:23
21For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he ponders all his paths. 22The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is held fast in the cords of his sin. He dies for lack of discipline, and because of his great folly he is led astray.
Read all of Proverbs 5Proverbs 5:23 word by word
ה֗וּא יָ֭מוּת בְּאֵ֣ין מוּסָ֑ר וּבְרֹ֖ב אִוַּלְתּ֣וֹ יִשְׁגֶּֽה׃ פRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 5:23
- Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
- Proverbs 14:32The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing, but the righteous finds refuge in his death.
- Job 4:21Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them, do they not die, and that without wisdom?'
- Job 36:12But if they do not listen, they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.
- Proverbs 14:14The backslider in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways, and a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.
- Psalms 81:12So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts, to follow their own counsels.
- 2 Peter 2:15Forsaking the right way, they have gone astray. They have followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved gain from wrongdoing,
Commentaries on Proverbs 5:23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23He shall die without instruction - This is most likely, and it is a general case; but even these may repent and live.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23The end of the sensual life: to “die without instruction,” life ended, but the discipline of life fruitless; to “go astray,” as if drunk with the greatness of his folly (the same word is used as for “ravished” in Proverbs 5:19, see marg.), even to the end. This is the close of what might have gone on brightening to the perfect day Proverbs 4:18.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-23Verses 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 as to choose the way of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23He dies: Young men must practice self-control, as acting on forbidden sexual desires can lead to death.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-2322-23. and He will cause sin to bring its punishment.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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