Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
He will come to his end for need of teaching; he is so foolish that he will go wandering from the right way.
New American Standard Bible
And in the greatness of his folly he will go astray.
King James Version
He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Holman Bible
and be lost because of his great stupidity.
International Standard Version
He will die for lack of discipline, and he goes astray because of his great folly.
A Conservative Version
He shall die for lack of instruction. And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
American Standard Version
He shall die for lack of instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Amplified
He will die for lack of instruction (discipline),
And in the greatness of his foolishness he will go astray and be lost.
Darby Translation
He shall die for want of discipline; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Julia Smith Translation
He shall die in not being instructed, and he shall wander in the multitude of his folly.
King James 2000
He shall die for lack of instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He shall die {for lack of} discipline, and in the greatness of his folly he shall be lost.
Modern King James verseion
He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Because he would not be reformed, he shall die: and for his great foolishness he shall be destroyed.
NET Bible
He will die because there was no discipline; because of the greatness of his folly he will reel.
New Heart English Bible
He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.
The Emphasized Bible
He, shall die, for lack of discipline, and, by the abounding of his perversity, shall he be lost.
Webster
He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
World English Bible
He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.
Youngs Literal Translation
He dieth without instruction, And in the abundance of his folly magnifieth himself!
Themes
death » Spiritual » Of the wicked
Dying » Sought as a relief from trouble death spiritual » Of the wicked
Man » Sought as a relief from trouble death spiritual » Of the wicked
Interlinear
Muwth
Muwcar
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 5:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Do Not Commit Adultery Against Wisdom
22 The evil-doer will be taken in the net of his crimes, and prisoned in the cords of his sin. 23 He will come to his end for need of teaching; he is so foolish that he will go wandering from the right way.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Job 4:21
If their tent-cord is pulled up, do they not come to an end, and without wisdom?
Job 36:12
But if not, they come to their end, and give up their breath without knowledge.
Psalm 81:12
So I gave them up to the desires of their hearts; that they might go after their evil purposes.
Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.
Proverbs 14:14
He whose heart is turned away will have the reward of his ways in full measure; but a good man will have the reward of his doings.
Proverbs 14:32
The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.
2 Peter 2:15-22
Turning out of the true way, they have gone wandering in error, after the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who was pleased to take payment for wrongdoing;