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Proverbs 5:23

New International Reader's Version

They will die because they refused to be corrected. Their sins will capture them because they were very foolish.

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But if they don’t listen to him, they’ll be killed by swords. They’ll die because they didn’t want to know anything about him.

Like a tent that falls down, they get weak. They die because they didn’t follow God’s wisdom.’ ”

So I let them go their own stubborn way. I let them follow their own sinful plans.

He will pay them back for their sins. He will destroy them for their evil acts. The Lord our God will destroy them.

So you will eat the fruit of the way you have lived. You will choke on the fruit of what you have planned.

The words of those who do right benefit many people. But those who are foolish die because they have no sense.

A person is praised for how wise they are. But people hate anyone who has a twisted mind.

Those who aren’t faithful will be paid back for what they’ve done. And good people will receive rewards for how they’ve lived.

When trouble comes, sinners are brought down. But godly people seek safety in God even as they die.

Whoever leaves the path of understanding ends up with those who are dead.