New King James Version
Proverbs 21:16
16A man who wanders from the way of understanding Will rest 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 Living Translation (NLT)The person who strays from common sense will end up in the company of the dead.
Context of Proverbs 21:16
14A gift in secret pacifies anger, And a bribe behind the back, strong wrath. 15It is a joy for the just to do justice, But destruction will come to the workers of iniquity. A man who wanders from the way of understanding Will rest in the assembly of the dead. 17He who loves pleasure will be a poor man; He who loves wine and oil will not be rich. 18The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, And the unfaithful for the upright.
Read all of Proverbs 21Proverbs 21:16 word by word
אָדָ֗ם תּ֭וֹעֶה מִדֶּ֣רֶךְ הַשְׂכֵּ֑ל בִּקְהַ֖ל רְפָאִ֣ים יָנֽוּחַ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 21:16
- Proverbs 13:20He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed.
- Psalms 125:5As for such as turn aside to their crooked ways, The Lord shall lead them away With the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel!
- Zephaniah 1:6Those who have turned back from following the Lord, And have not sought the Lord, nor inquired of Him.”
- John 3:19And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
- Hebrews 6:4For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit,
- Hebrews 10:26For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
- 2 Peter 2:21For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them.
- 1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us.
- Proverbs 2:18For her house leads down to death, And her paths to the dead;
- Proverbs 7:26For she has cast down many wounded, And all who were slain by her were strong men.
- Proverbs 9:18But he does not know that the dead are there, That her guests are in the depths of hell.
- Ephesians 2:1And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins,
- Jude 1:12These are spots in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, serving only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried about by the winds; late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots;
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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