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Proverbs 21:16
16Whoever strays from the path of wisdom ends up in the congregation 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 soothes anger, and a bribe given secretly, fierce rage. 15Doing justice brings joy to the righteous, and terror to those who do evil. Whoever strays from the path of wisdom ends up in the congregation of the dead. 17Whoever loves pleasure becomes poor. Whoever loves wine and oil will not be rich. 18The wicked is a ransom for the righteous and the faithless for the upright.
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 with wise men is wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
- Psalms 125:5But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways, Adonai will lead them away with evildoers. Shalom be upon Israel.
- Zephaniah 1:6those turning from following Adonai, not seeking Adonai or consulting Him.
- John 3:19“Now this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world and men loved the darkness instead of the light, because their deeds were evil.
- Hebrews 6:4For it is impossible for those who once were enlightened—having tasted of the heavenly gift and become partakers of the Ruach ha-Kodesh,
- Hebrews 10:26For if we keep on sinning 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 after learning about it, to turn back from the holy commandment passed on to them.
- 1 John 2:19They left us, but they didn’t really belong to us. If they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But they left us so it became clear that none of them belongs to us.
- Proverbs 2:18For her house sinks down to death and her tracks to the dead.
- Proverbs 7:26For many are the victims she has brought down, and numerous are all her slain.
- Proverbs 9:18But he does not know that the dead are there— her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
- Ephesians 2:1You were dead in your trespasses and sins.
- Jude 1:12These people are hidden rocky reefs at your love feasts—shamelessly feasting with you, tending only to themselves. They are waterless clouds, carried along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, doubly dead, uprooted;
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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