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.