Proverbs 5:23
Context| NETBible | He will die because 1 there was no discipline; because of the greatness of his folly 2 he will reel. 3 |
| XREF | Job 4:21; Job 36:12; Ps 81:12; Pr 10:21; Pr 14:14; Pr 14:32; 2Pe 2:15-22 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn The preposition בּ (bet) is used in a causal sense: “because” (cf. NCV, TEV, CEV). 2 sn The word אִוַּלְתּוֹ (’ivvalto, “his folly”) is from the root אול and is related to the noun אֶוִיל (’evil, “foolish; fool”). The noun אִוֶּלֶת (’ivvelet, “folly”) describes foolish and destructive activity. It lacks understanding, destroys what wisdom builds, and leads to destruction if it is not corrected. 3 sn The verb שָׁגָה (shagah, “to swerve; to reel”) is repeated in a negative sense. If the young man is not captivated by his wife but is captivated with a stranger in sinful acts, then his own iniquities will captivate him and he will be led to ruin. |
