Proverbs 21:16
A man who is wandering from the way of understanding, || Rests in an assembly of Rephaim.
Literal Standard 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
15To do justice [is] joy to the righteous, || But ruin to workers of iniquity.
17Whoever [is] loving mirth [is] a poor man, || Whoever is loving wine and oil makes no wealth.
Cross References
Psalms 49:14They have set themselves as sheep for Sheol, || Death afflicts them, || And the upright rule over them in the morning, || And their form [is] for consumption. Sheol [is] a dwelling for him.
Proverbs 2:18For her house has inclined to death, || And her paths to Rephaim.
Proverbs 7:26For many [are] the wounded she caused to fall, || And mighty [are] all her slain ones.
Proverbs 13:20Whoever is walking with wise men is wise, || And a companion of fools suffers evil.
Zephaniah 1:6And those removing from after YHWH, || And who have not sought YHWH, nor implored Him.”
Ephesians 2:1Also you—being 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 →