Proverbs 21:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.”

Proverbs 21:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 21:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 21:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly of the departed spirits.”

Proverbs 21:16 — World English Bible

Proverbs 21:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding Shall rest in the assembly of the dead.”

Proverbs 21:16 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 21:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A man who is wandering from the way of understanding, In an assembly of Rephaim resteth.”

Proverbs 21:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 21:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The man that wandereth out of the way of wisdom shall abide in the congregation of the dead.”

Proverbs 21:16 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 21:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A man that wandreth out of the way of wisdome, shall remaine in the congregation of the dead.”

Proverbs 21:16 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 21:16 in Context — Proverbs 21

14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.

15 It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

18 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

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What Does Proverbs 21:16 Mean?

Proverbs 21:16 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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