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Proverbs 5:23

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

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ה֗וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.יָ֭מוּתyamutdieמוּתverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “die”, an unfinished actionH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…בְּאֵ֣יןbeeynin elseאַיִןpreposition, particle, negative — “in else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).מוּסָ֑רmusarchastisementמוּסָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “chastisement”, the ordinary formH4148properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraintbond, chastening(-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.וּבְרֹ֖בuverovand in abundanceרֹבconjunction, preposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “and in abundance”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7230abundance (in any respect)abundance(-antly), all, [idiom] common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), [idiom] very (age).אִוַּלְתּ֣וֹivaltvofollyאִוֶּלֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “folly”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH200sillinessfolly, foolishly(-ness).יִשְׁגֶּֽהyishgehbe ravishedשָׁגָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be ravished”, an unfinished actionH7686to stray (causatively, mislead), usually (figuratively) to mistake, especially (morally) to transgress; by extension (through the idea of intoxication) to reel, (figuratively) be enraptured(cause to) go astray, deceive, err, be ravished, sin through ignorance, (let, make to) wander.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He shall die for lack of instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall reel.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He shall die for lack of instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

Young’s Literal Translation

He dieth without instruction, And in the abundance of his folly magnifieth himself!

World English Bible

He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.

Darby Translation

He shall die for want of discipline; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

Douay-Rheims

He shall die, because he hath not received instruction, and in the multitude of his folly he shall be deceived.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He shall die for lack of instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall reel.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Such a man dies with the uninstructed; and he is cast forth from the abundance of his own substance, and has perished through folly.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὗτος τελευτᾷ μετὰ ἀπαιδεύτων, ἐκ δὲ πλήθους τῆς ἑαυτοῦ βιότητος ἐξεῤῥίφη, καὶ ἀπώλετο διʼ ἀφροσύνην.