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Proverbs 21:16
16A man who wanders from the way of understanding (godly wisdom) Will remain in the assembly of the dead.
Proverbs 21:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
- New International Version (NIV)Whoever strays from the path of prudence comes to rest in the company of the dead.
- English Standard Version (ESV)One who wanders from the way of good sense will rest in the assembly of the dead.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A man who wanders from the way of understanding Will rest in the assembly of the dead.
Context of Proverbs 21:16
14A gift in secret subdues anger, And a bribe [hidden] in the pocket, strong wrath. 15When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous (the upright, the one in right standing with God), But to the evildoers it is disaster. A man who wanders from the way of understanding (godly wisdom) Will remain in the assembly of the dead. 17He who loves [only selfish] pleasure will become a poor man; He who loves and is devoted to wine and [olive] oil will not become rich. 18The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, And the treacherous in the place of the upright [for they fall into their own traps].
Read all of Proverbs 21Proverbs 21:16 word by word
אָדָ֗ם תּ֭וֹעֶה מִדֶּ֣רֶךְ הַשְׂכֵּ֑ל בִּקְהַ֖ל רְפָאִ֣ים יָנֽוּחַ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 21:16
- Proverbs 13:20He who walks [as a companion] with wise men will be wise, But the companions of [conceited, dull-witted] fools [are fools themselves and] will experience harm.
- Psalms 125:5But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways [in unresponsiveness to God], The Lord will lead them away with those who do evil. Peace be upon Israel.
- Zephaniah 1:6And those who have turned back from following the Lord, And those who have not sought the Lord [as their most important need] or inquired of Him.”
- John 3:19This is the judgment [that is, the cause for indictment, the test by which people are judged, the basis for the sentence]: the Light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.
- Hebrews 6:4For [it is impossible to restore to repentance] those who have once been enlightened [spiritually] and who have tasted and consciously experienced the heavenly gift and have shared in the Holy Spirit,
- Hebrews 10:26For if we go on willfully and deliberately sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice [to atone] for our sins [that is, no further offering to anticipate],
- 2 Peter 2:21For it would have been better for them not to have [personally] known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to have turned back from the holy commandment [verbally] handed on to them.
- 1 John 2:19They went out from us [seeming at first to be Christians], but they were not really of us [because they were not truly born again and spiritually transformed]; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out [teaching false doctrine], so that it would be clearly shown that none of them are of us.
- Proverbs 2:18For her house leads down to death And her paths lead to the dead;
- Proverbs 7:26For she has cast down many [mortally] wounded; Indeed, all who were killed by her were strong.
- Proverbs 9:18But he does not know that the spirits of the dead are there, And that her guests are [already] in the depths of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).
- Ephesians 2:1And you [He made alive when you] were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of your transgressions and sins,
- Jude 1:12These men are hidden reefs [elements of great danger to others] in your love feasts when they feast together with you without fear, looking after [only] themselves; [they are like] clouds without water, swept along by the winds; autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted and lifeless;
Commentaries on Proverbs 21:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16The man once enlightened, that wandereth out of the way of understanding, in which he had walked, shall remain - have a permanent residence - in the congregation of the dead; רפאים rephaim, the lost; either separate spirits in general, or rather the assembly of separate spirits, which had fallen from primitive rectitude; and shall not be restored to the Divine favor; particularly those sinners who were destroyed by the deluge. This passage intimates that…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16congregation of the dead - The Rephaim (compare the Proverbs 2:18 note). Remain - i. e., “He shall find a resting place, but it shall be in Hades.”Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16Verse 16 Of all wanderers in the ways of sin, those are in the most dangerous condition who turn aside into the ways of darkness. Yet there is hope even for them in the all-sufficient Saviour; but let them flee to him without delay.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16People with common sense can avoid life's dangers.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. the way of understanding--(Compare Pr 12:26; 14:22). remain--that is, rest as at a journey's end; death will be his unchanging home.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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