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Proverbs 5:23
23He will die for lack of self-control; he will be lost because of his great foolishness.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He dies for lack of discipline, and because of his great folly he is led astray.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He shall die for lack of instruction, And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Context of Proverbs 5:23
21For the Lord sees clearly what a man does, examining every path he takes. 22An evil man is held captive by his own sins; they are ropes that catch and hold him. He will die for lack of self-control; he will be lost because of his great foolishness.
Read all of Proverbs 5Proverbs 5:23 word by word
ה֗וּא יָ֭מוּת בְּאֵ֣ין מוּסָ֑ר וּבְרֹ֖ב אִוַּלְתּ֣וֹ יִשְׁגֶּֽה׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 5:23
- Proverbs 10:21The words of the godly encourage many, but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense.
- Proverbs 14:32The wicked are crushed by disaster, but the godly have a refuge when they die.
- Job 4:21Their tent-cords are pulled and the tent collapses, and they die in ignorance.
- Job 36:12But if they refuse to listen to him, they will cross over the river of death, dying from lack of understanding.
- Proverbs 14:14Backsliders get what they deserve; good people receive their reward.
- Psalms 81:12So I let them follow their own stubborn desires, living according to their own ideas.
- 2 Peter 2:15They have wandered off the right road and followed the footsteps of Balaam son of Beor, who loved to earn money by doing wrong.
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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