Proverbs 5:23
What does Proverbs 5:23 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 5:23 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000He shall die for lack of instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
KJV
King James Version · 1611He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901He shall die for lack of instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949He will come to his end for need of teaching; he is so foolish that he will go wandering from the right way.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862He dieth without instruction, And in the abundance of his folly magnifieth himself!
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752He shall die, because he hath not received instruction, and in the multitude of his folly he shall be deceived.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890He shall die for want of discipline; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Context
v.22His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 14:14
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And a good manshall be satisfiedfrom himself.
- Job 4:21
Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom.
- Proverbs 14:32
The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.
- Job 36:12
But if they hearken not, they shall perish by the sword, And they shall die without knowledge.
- Psalms 81:12
So I let them go after the stubbornness of their heart, That they might walk in their own counsels.
- 2 Peter 2:15
forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the hire of wrong-doing;
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