Proverbs 5:23 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 5:23 NIV (New International Version)
For lack of discipline they will die, led astray by their own great folly.
Proverbs 5:23 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
He dies for lack of discipline, and because of his great folly he is led astray.
Proverbs 5:23 NLT (New Living Translation)
He will die for lack of self-control; he will be lost because of his great foolishness.
Proverbs 5:23 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
He will die because there is no discipline, and be lost because of his great stupidity.
Proverbs 5:23 KJV (King James Version)
He shall die without instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Proverbs 5:23 NKJV (New King James Version)
He shall die for lack of instruction, And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Proverbs 5:21-23 MSG (The Message)
Mark well that GOD doesn’t miss a move you make; he’s aware of every step you take. The shadow of your sin will overtake you; you’ll find yourself stumbling all over yourself in the dark. Death is the reward of an undisciplined life; your foolish decisions trap you in a dead end.
Proverbs 5:23 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
He will die for lack of instruction, And in the greatness of his foolishness he will go astray.
Proverbs 5:23 AMP (Amplified Bible)
He will die for lack of instruction (discipline), And in the greatness of his foolishness he will go astray and be lost.
Proverbs 5:23 NET (New English Translation)
He will die because there was no discipline; because of the greatness of his folly he will reel.