Proverbs 5:23
He shall die without musar; 1 and in the greatness of his folly he shall be led astray.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
In Context
Cross References
Job 4:21Is not the cord of their tent which is in them pulled up? 1 They die, even without chochmah (wisdom).
Psalms 81:12But My people would not pay heed to My voice; 1 and Yisroel would have none of Me. 1
Proverbs 10:21The sfatayim (lips) of the tzaddik feed rabbim (many), 1 but fools die for lack of lev. + 10:21 of chochmah 1
Proverbs 14:14The sug (backslider, faithless one) in lev is filled with his own drakhim (roads), 1 but an ish tov shall be satisfied from above himself. 1
Proverbs 21:16The adam that wandereth astray from the derech haseichel (road of understanding) 1 shall rest in the kahal of the refa'im (congregation of the dead). 1
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 5:16-23
Conjugal Fidelity Enjoined. 15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well. 16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets. 17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee. 18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. 19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love. 20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange… Read the whole commentary →