Proverbs 21:16
The man who wandereth from the way of discretion, in the gathered host of the shades, shall settle down.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 a joy, to a righteous man, to do justice, but, dismay, to the workers of iniquity.
17A needy man, shall he be that loveth merriment, the lover of wine and oil, shall not become rich.
Cross References
Psalms 49:14Like sheep—into hades, are they driven, Death shall shepherd them,—And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, Even their form, is to decay, Hades, is all that remaineth of a habitation for him.
Proverbs 2:18For she hath appointed, unto death, her house, and unto the shades, her courses;
Proverbs 7:26For, many, wounded, hath she caused to fall,—yea strong men, slain wholly by her:
Proverbs 13:20He that walketh with the wise, becometh wise, but, the friend of dullards, becometh foolish.
Zephaniah 1:6And them who turn away from following Yahweh,—and have neither sought Yahweh, nor enquired for him.
Ephesians 2:1[Unto] you also—being dead by 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 →