Proverbs 5:23

He will die because ¹  there was no discipline; because of the greatness of his folly ²  he will reel. ³ 

biblegateway Pro 5:23

He will die for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.

biblegateway Pro 5:23

He will die for lack of instruction, And in the greatness of his folly he will go astray.

biblegateway Pro 5:23

He will die for lack of self–control; he will be lost because of his incredible folly.

biblegateway Pro 5:23

Death is the reward of an undisciplined life; your foolish decisions trap you in a dead end.

SABDAweb Pro 5:23

He will come to his end for need of teaching; he is so foolish that he will go wandering from the right way.

bibleoremus Pro 5:23

They die for lack of discipline, and because of their great folly they are lost.

biblegateway Pro 5:23

He shall die for lack of instruction, And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

biblegateway Pro 5:23

He will die because ¹  there was no discipline; because of the greatness of his folly ²  he will reel. ³ 

¹ tn The preposition בּ (bet) is used in a causal sense: “because” (cf. NCV, TEV, CEV).

² sn The word אִוַּלְתּוֹ (’ivvalto, “his folly”) is from the root אול and is related to the noun אֶוִיל (’evil, “foolish; fool”). The noun אִוֶּלֶת (’ivvelet, “folly”) describes foolish and destructive activity. It lacks understanding, destroys what wisdom builds, and leads to destruction if it is not corrected.

³ sn The verb שָׁגָה (shagah, “to swerve; to reel”) is repeated in a negative sense. If the young man is not captivated by his wife but is captivated with a stranger in sinful acts, then his own iniquities will captivate him and he will be led to ruin.