Verse 23
Proverbs 5:23
World Messianic Bible
23
He will die for lack of instruction.
In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.
Original Language Text
hebrew
ה֗וּא יָ֭מוּת בְּ/אֵ֣ין מוּסָ֑ר וּ/בְ/רֹ֖ב אִוַּלְתּ֣/וֹ יִשְׁגֶּֽה
English Translation
He will die without discipline, and in the abundance of his folly he will go astray.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 5 Context
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My son, pay attention to my wisdom.
Turn your ear to my understanding:
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that you may maintain discretion,
that your lips may preserve knowledge.
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For the lips of an adulteress drip honey.
Her mouth is smoother than oil,
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but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood,
and as sharp as a two-edged sword.
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Her feet go down to death.
Her steps lead straight to Sheol.
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She gives no thought to the way of life.
Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it.
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Now therefore, my sons, listen to me.
Don’t depart from the words of my mouth.
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Remove your way far from her.
Don’t come near the door of her house,
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lest you give your honor to others,
and your years to the cruel one;
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lest strangers feast on your wealth,
and your labors enrich another man’s house.
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You will groan at your latter end,
when your flesh and your body are consumed,
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and say, “How I have hated instruction,
and my heart despised reproof;
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neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers,
nor turned my ear to those who instructed me!
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I have come to the brink of utter ruin,
among the gathered assembly.”
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15
Drink water out of your own cistern,
running water out of your own well.
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Should your springs overflow in the streets,
streams of water in the public squares?
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Let them be for yourself alone,
not for strangers with you.
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Let your spring be blessed.
Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
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A loving doe and a graceful deer—
let her breasts satisfy you at all times.
Be captivated always wit...
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For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress?
Why embrace the bosom of another?
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For the ways of man are before Yahweh’s eyes.
He examines all his paths.
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The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him.
The cords of his sin hold him firmly.
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He will die for lack of instruction.
In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.