Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
He will die for lack of discipline, and he goes astray because of his great folly.
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.
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.
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.
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 wicked person's iniquities will capture him, and he will be held with the cords of his sin. 23 He will die for lack of discipline, and he goes astray because of his great folly.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Job 4:21
Their wealth perishes with them, doesn't it? They die, and do so without having wisdom, don't they?"
Job 36:12
"But if they won't listen, they'll perish by the sword and die in their ignorance.
Psalm 81:12
So I allowed them to continue in their stubbornness, living by their own advice.
Proverbs 10:21
What the righteous person says nourishes many, but fools die because they lack discerning hearts.
Proverbs 14:14
The faithless one will pay for his behavior, but a good man will be rewarded for his.
Proverbs 14:32
The wicked person is thrown down by his own wrongdoing, but the righteous person has a place of safety in death.
2 Peter 2:15-22
They have left the straight path and wandered off to follow the path of Bosor's son Balaam, who loved the reward he got for doing wrong.