But if they do not listen, they shall perish by the sword, and die without knowledge.
Proverbs 5:23 - New Revised Standard Version They die for lack of discipline, and because of their great folly they are lost. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 listen, they shall perish by the sword, and die without knowledge.
Their tent-cord is plucked up within them, and they die devoid of wisdom.’
So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts, to follow their own counsels.
He will repay them for 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.
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
The perverse get what their ways deserve, and the good, what their deeds deserve.
The wicked are overthrown by their evildoing, but the righteous find a refuge in their integrity.
Whoever wanders from the way of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.