Proverbs 5:23 Go deeper

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

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ה֗וּאHu'he

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Proverbs 5:23 word 1

יָ֭מוּתYa.muthe will die

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Proverbs 5:23 word 2

בְּאֵ֣יןbe.'Einfor not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Proverbs 5:23 word 3

מוּסָ֑רmu.Sardiscipline

Lemma: מוּסָר (mu.sar) · Strong's: H4148G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: discipline

Used 29 times. Also: Deuteronomy 11:2, Job 5:17, Job 20:3, Psalms 50:17, Proverbs 3:11, Proverbs 5:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4148G; TAHOT Proverbs 5:23 word 4

וּבְרֹ֖בu.ve.Roand in [the] greatness of

Lemma: רֹב (rov) · Strong's: H7230

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: abundance

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 16:10, Genesis 27:28, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 48:16, Exodus 15:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7230; TAHOT Proverbs 5:23 word 5

אִוַּלְתּ֣וֹ'i.val.Tofoolishness his

Lemma: אִוֶּ֫לֶת (iv.ve.let) · Strong's: H0200

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: folly

Used 25 times. Also: Psalms 38:5, Psalms 69:5, Proverbs 12:23, Proverbs 13:16, Proverbs 14:1, Proverbs 14:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0200; TAHOT Proverbs 5:23 word 6

יִשְׁגֶּֽה\׃\ \פyish.Gehhe will go astray

Lemma: שָׁגָה (sha.gah) · Strong's: H7686

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to wander

Used 21 times. Also: Leviticus 4:13, Numbers 15:22, Deuteronomy 27:18, 1 Samuel 26:21, Job 6:24, Job 12:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7686; TAHOT Proverbs 5:23 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
dies	→	מוּת H4191 to die
for lack	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
of discipline	→	מוּסָר H4148G discipline
led astray	→	שָׁגָה H7686 to wander
by his own great	→	רֹב H7230 abundance
folly	→	אִוֶּ֫לֶת H0200 folly

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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