"He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray." — Proverbs 5:23

Proverbs 5:23 · KJV

“He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.”

— Proverbs 5:23

Verse 22

His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. {sins: Heb. sin}

Proverbs 5 — Context

For the ways of man {are} before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.

His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. {sins: Heb. sin}

He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

Cross References

Job 36:12

But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge. {perish: Heb. pass away}

Job 4:21

Doth not their excellency {which is} in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.

2 Peter 2:15-22

Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam {the son} of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

Proverbs 14:32

The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

Proverbs 10:21

The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. {of wisdom: Heb. of heart}

Psalms 81:12

So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: {and} they walked in their own counsels. {unto...: or, to the hardness of their hearts, or, imagination}

Proverbs 14:14

The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man {shall be satisfied} from himself.