The Meaning of Proverbs 5:23 Explained

Proverbs 5:23

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

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

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 5:23 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 5

1  Solomon exhorts to wisdom
3  He shows the mischief of unfaithfulness and riot
15  He exhorts to contentedness, generosity, and chastity
22  The wicked are overtaken with their own sins

What do the individual words in Proverbs 5:23 mean?

He shall die for lack of instruction and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray -
ה֗וּא יָ֭מוּת בְּאֵ֣ין מוּסָ֑ר וּבְרֹ֖ב אִוַּלְתּ֣וֹ יִשְׁגֶּֽה פ

יָ֭מוּת  shall  die 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
בְּאֵ֣ין  for  lack 
Parse: Preposition-b, Adverb
Root: אַיִן 
Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
מוּסָ֑ר  of  instruction 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מוּסָר  
Sense: discipline, chastening, correction.
וּבְרֹ֖ב  and  in  the  greatness 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: רֹב  
Sense: multitude, abundance, greatness.
אִוַּלְתּ֣וֹ  of  his  folly 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אִוֶּלֶת  
Sense: foolishness, folly.
יִשְׁגֶּֽה  he  shall  go  astray 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁגָה  
Sense: to go astray, stray, err.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation