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Proverbs 21:16
The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.
Proverbs 21:16 · Berean Standard Bible
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Proverbs 21:16 in other translations
The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly of the departed spirits.
The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly of the dead.
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In context
13 Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
14 A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
15 Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.
16 The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.
17 He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
19 Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
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