Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

A man who wanders from the way of understanding
Will rest in the assembly of the dead.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

The man who strays from the way of wisdom
will come to rest
in the assembly of the departed spirits.

International Standard Version

Whoever wanders from the path of understanding will end up where the dead are gathered.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


A man who wanders from the way of understanding (godly wisdom)
Will remain in the assembly of the dead.

Bible in Basic English

The wanderer from the way of knowledge will have his resting-place among the shades.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

A man wandering from the way of understanding shall rest in the convocation of the shades.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Whoever wanders from the way of understanding, in the assembly of the dead he will rest.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The man that wandereth out of the way of wisdom, shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

NET Bible

The one who wanders from the way of wisdom will end up in the company of the departed.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

The man who wandereth from the way of discretion, in the gathered host of the shades, shall settle down.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The man
אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

תּעה 
Ta`ah 
Usage: 50

out of the way
דּרך 
Derek 
Usage: 704

נוּח 
Nuwach 
Usage: 144

in the congregation
קהל 
Qahal 
Usage: 123

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Watsons

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

15 The exercise of justice is joy for the righteous,
But is terror to the workers of iniquity.
16 A man who wanders from the way of understanding
Will rest in the assembly of the dead.
17 He who loves pleasure will become a poor man;
He who loves wine and oil will not become rich.



Cross References

Psalm 49:14

As sheep they are appointed for Sheol;
Death shall be their shepherd;
And the upright shall rule over them in the morning,
And their form shall be for Sheol to consume
So that they have no habitation.

Psalm 125:5

But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways,
The Lord will lead them away with the doers of iniquity.
Peace be upon Israel.

Proverbs 2:18-19

For her house sinks down to death
And her tracks lead to the dead;

Proverbs 7:26-27

For many are the victims she has cast down,
And numerous are all her slain.

Proverbs 9:18

But he does not know that the dead are there,
That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

Proverbs 13:20

He who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will suffer harm.

Zephaniah 1:6

And those who have turned back from following the Lord,
And those who have not sought the Lord or inquired of Him.”

John 3:19-20

This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.

Ephesians 2:1

And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,

Hebrews 6:4-6

For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit,

Hebrews 10:26-27

For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

Hebrews 10:38

But My righteous one shall live by faith;
And if he shrinks back, My soul has no pleasure in him.

2 Peter 2:21-22

For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn away from the holy commandment handed on to them.

1 John 2:19

They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, so that it would be shown that they all are not of us.

Jude 1:12

These are the men who are hidden reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you without fear, caring for themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted;

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