Proverbs 5:23
He shall die without instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
In context
20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a stranger? 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.
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- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 5:23 in the NIV
For lack of discipline they will die, led astray by their own great folly.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 5:23 in the ESV
He dies for lack of discipline, and because of his great folly he is led astray.