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


In Context

13 Whoso is shutting his ear from the cry of the poor, He also doth cry, and is not answered.

14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger, And a bribe in the bosom strong fury.

15 To do justice is joy to the righteous, But ruin to workers of iniquity.

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

17 Whoso is loving mirth is a poor man, Whoso is loving wine and oil maketh no wealth.

18 The wicked is an atonement for the righteous, And for the upright the treacherous dealer.

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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:16The man that wandereth out of the way of wisdom shall abide in the congregation 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 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.