Proverbs 5:23
“He shall die without instruction, and in the greatnesse of his folly he shal goe astray.”
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Proverbs 5:23 Context
21For the wayes of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings. 22¶ His owne iniquities shall take the wicked himselfe, and he shall be holden with the coards of his sinnes. 23He shall die without instruction, and in the greatnesse of his folly he shal goe astray.
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Other Translations for Proverbs 5:23
He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
- King James Version
He will die for lack of instruction, And in the greatness of his folly he will go astray.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
He shall die for lack of instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
- American Standard Version (1901)
He will come to his end for need of teaching; he is so foolish that he will go wandering from the right way.
- Basic English Bible
He shall die for want of discipline; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
- Darby Bible
He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
- Webster's Bible
He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.
- World English Bible
He dieth without instruction, And in the abundance of his folly magnifieth himself!
- Youngs Literal Bible
He shall die for lack of instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall reel.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 5:23
5:23 Die - He shall die in his sins. Astray - From the way of life, and from eternal salvation.