Proverbs 21:16
Anyone who wanders away from the path of understanding ends up with the dead.
Free Bible 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
15When justice is done, the good are happy, but it brings terror to those who do evil.
17If you love pleasure you'll become poor; if you love wine and olive oil you won't ever be rich.
Cross References
Psalms 49:14Like sheep they are destined for the grave. Death will be their shepherd. Those who live right will rule over them in the morning. Their bodies will decay in the grave, far from their homes.
Proverbs 2:18What happens in her house leads to death; following her way leads to the grave.
Proverbs 7:26For she has brought down and destroyed a lot of men; she's killed so many.
Proverbs 13:20Being friends with wise people will make you wise, but being friends with stupid people will only cause you problems.
Zephaniah 1:6I will destroy those who once worshiped the Lord but don't anymore. They don't seek the Lord or ask for my help.
Ephesians 2:1At one time you were dead in your sins and evil actions,
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 →