Proverbs 5:23

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Evil people will die because they refuse to be disciplined. They will be trapped by their own desires.

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But if they refuse to obey him, they will be destroyed. They will die like fools.

The ropes of their tent are pulled up, and they die before gaining wisdom.’

The wicked will be defeated by their evil, but good people are protected by their honesty.

Good people say things that help others, but the wicked die from a lack of understanding.

Evil people will be paid back for the wrong they do, and good people will be rewarded for the good they do.

So I let them go their own stubborn way and do whatever they wanted.

They filled their lives with what they wanted. They went their own way, so they will get what they deserve.

He will punish those evil judges for the bad things they did. He will destroy them because they sinned. The Lord our God will destroy them.

You praise people for their intelligence, but no one respects those who are stupid.

Whoever leaves the path of wisdom will be on their way to an early death.