Mazmur 69:6

69:6 Let none who rely on you be disgraced because of me,

O sovereign Lord and king! ¹ 

Let none who seek you be ashamed because of me,

O God of Israel!

Amsal 5:23

5:23 He will die because ²  there was no discipline;

because of the greatness of his folly ³  he will reel. ⁴ 

[69:6]  ¹ tn Heb “O Master, Lord of hosts.” Both titles draw attention to God’s sovereign position.

[5:23]  ² tn The preposition בּ (bet) is used in a causal sense: “because” (cf. NCV, TEV, CEV).

[5:23]  ³ 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.

[5:23]  ⁴ 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.