Proverbs 21:16
The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly of the dead.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
In Context
15It is joy to the righteous to do justice, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
17He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.
Cross References
Psalms 49:14They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd, and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for it.
Proverbs 2:18(for her house inclines to death, and her paths to the dead;
Proverbs 7:26For she has cast down many wounded. Yea, all her slain are a mighty host.
Proverbs 13:20Walk with wise men, and thou shall be wise. But the companion of fools shall smart for it.
Zephaniah 1:6and those who are turned back from following LORD, and those who have not sought LORD, nor inquired after him.
Ephesians 2:1Even you, who were dead in trespasses and sins
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 21:16
15 It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. Note, 1. It is a pleasure and satisfaction to good men both to see justice administered by the government they live under, right taking place and iniquity suppressed, and also to practise it themselves, according as their sphere is. They not only do justice, but do it with pleasure, not only for fear of shame, but for love of virtue. 2. It is a terror to wicked men to see the laws put in execution against vice and… Read the whole commentary →