Proverbs 5:23
Evil men will die because they are unable to say “No” to their desires; they will ◄go astray/be lost► because of the foolish things that they do.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
In Context
22Evil men’s sinful desires hold them fast; their sins are like ropes that bind them.
Cross References
Job 4:21They are like [MET] tents that collapse suddenly: They die suddenly before they become wise.’”
Psalms 81:12So even though they were very stubborn, I allowed them to do whatever they wanted to do.
Proverbs 10:21What righteous people say [MTY] benefits many people, but foolish people die because of the stupid things that they do.
Proverbs 14:14Those who stubbornly continue to do what is wrong will get what they deserve, and those who continually do what is good will also get what they deserve.
Proverbs 21:16Those who stop behaving like those who have good sense behave will soon discover that they have gone to the place where dead people are.
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 →