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Proverbs 21:16

World English Bible

The man who wanders out of the way of understanding
shall rest in the assembly of the departed spirits.

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Proverbs 21:16 in other translations

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

Proverbs 21:16 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 21:16 in context

  1. 14A gift in secret pacifies anger,
    and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.
  2. 15It is joy to the righteous to do justice;
    but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
  3. 16The man who wanders out of the way of understanding
    shall rest in the assembly of the departed spirits.
  4. 17He who loves pleasure will be a poor man.
    He who loves wine and oil won’t be rich.
  5. 18The wicked is a ransom for the righteous,
    the treacherous for the upright.