Proverbs 21:16
A man that shall wander out of the way of doctrine, shall abide in the company of the giants.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
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 just to do judgment: and dread to them that work iniquity.
17He that loveth good cheer, shall be in want: he that loveth wine, and fat things, shall not be rich.
Cross References
Psalms 49:14Offer to God the sacrifice of praise: and pay thy vows to the most High.
Proverbs 2:18And hath forgotten the covenant of her God: for her house inclineth unto death, and her paths to hell.
Proverbs 7:26For she hath cast down many wounded, and the strongest have been slain by her.
Proverbs 13:20He that walketh with the wise, shall be wise: a friend of fools shall become like to them.
Zephaniah 1:6And them that turn away from following after the Lord, and that have not sought the Lord, nor searched after him.
Ephesians 2:1And you, when you were dead in your offences 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 →