Proverbs 21:16

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Summary

Proverbs 21:16

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

Wandereth

Remain

Jude 1:12

Bible References

Wandereth

Whoever keeps company with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm.

But for those who choose their own devious paths, the LORD will lead them away, along with those who practice evil. Peace be upon Israel. A Song of Ascents

those who turn away from the LORD, don't seek the LORD, and never ask for his help."

And this is the basis for judgment: The light has come into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light because their actions were evil.

For it is impossible to keep on restoring to repentance time and again people who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have become partners with the Holy Spirit,

For if we choose to go on sinning after we have learned the full truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to know it and turn their backs on the holy commandment that was committed to them.

They left us, but they were not part of us, for if they had been part of us, they would have stayed with us. Their leaving made it clear that none of them was really part of us.

Remain

For her house leads down to death, and her paths down to the realm of the dead.

For many are the victims whom she has conquered, and many are her slain.

But he does not realize that the dead lurk there, and her invited guests wind up in the depths of Sheol.

You used to be dead because of your offenses and sins

These people are stains on your love feasts. They feast with you without any sense of awe. They are shepherds who care only for themselves. They are waterless clouds blown about by the winds. They are autumn trees that are fruitless, totally dead, and uprooted.