Proverbs 5:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.”
Proverbs 5:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 5:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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Proverbs 5:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.”
Proverbs 5:23 — World English Bible
Proverbs 5:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“He shall die for lack of instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.”
Proverbs 5:23 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 5:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“He dieth without instruction, And in the abundance of his folly magnifieth himself!”
Proverbs 5:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 5:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“He shall die for want of discipline; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.”
Proverbs 5:23 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 5:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Hee shall die for fault of instruction, and shall goe astray through his great follie. ”
Proverbs 5:23 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 5:23 in Context — Proverbs 5
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.
22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
23 He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
What Does Proverbs 5:23 Mean?
Proverbs 5:23 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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