Proverbs 21:16
The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall rest in the congregation of the dead.
Revised Version 1895
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 judgment; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
17He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth 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 2:18For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead:
Proverbs 7:26For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, all her slain are a mighty host.
Proverbs 13:20Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise: but the companion of fools shall smart for it.
Zephaniah 1:6and them that are turned back from following the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor inquired after him.
Ephesians 2:1And you did he quicken, when ye were dead through your 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 →