But if they do not hearken, they perish by the sword, and die without knowledge.
Proverbs 5:23 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) He dies for lack of discipline, and because of his great folly he is lost. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He shall die without instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He will die for lack of discipline and instruction, and in the greatness of his folly he will go astray and be lost. American Standard Version (1901) He shall die for lack of instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray. Common English Bible Those without instruction will die, misled by their own stupidity. Catholic Public Domain Version He shall die, for he has not held to discipline. And by the multitude of his foolishness, he shall be deceived. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He shall die, because he hath not received instruction, and in the multitude of his folly he shall be deceived. |
But if they do not hearken, they perish by the sword, and die without knowledge.
If their tent-cord is plucked up within them, do they not die, and that without wisdom?’
So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts, to follow their own counsels.
He will bring back on them their iniquity and wipe them out for their wickedness; the Lord our God will wipe them out.
therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way and be sated with their own devices.
A man is commended according to his good sense, but one of perverse mind is despised.
A perverse man will be filled with the fruit of his ways, and a good man with the fruit of his deeds.
The wicked is overthrown through his evil-doing, but the righteous finds refuge through his integrity.
A man who wanders from the way of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.