16The man that wandereth out of the way of wisdom shall abide in the congregation of the dead.


In Context

13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also himself shall cry, and shall not be heard.

14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger; and a present in the bosom, vehement fury.

15 It is joy to a righteous man to do what is right; but it is ruin for the workers of iniquity.

16 The man that wandereth out of the way of wisdom shall abide in the congregation of the dead.

17 He that loveth mirth shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and a treacherous man in the stead of the upright.

Proverbs 21:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:16A man who strays from the path of understanding comes to rest in the company of the dead.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:16A man that shall wander out of the way of doctrine, shall abide in the company of the giants.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding Shall rest in the assembly of the dead.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall rest in the congregation of the dead.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:16The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly of the dead.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:16A man who is wandering from the way of understanding, In an assembly of Rephaim resteth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:16The man that wanders out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.