Parallel Verses
King James Version
The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
New American Standard Bible
Will
Holman Bible
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
Ta`ah
Sakal
Nuwach
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 21:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
15 It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. 16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead. 17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
Cross References
Psalm 49:14
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
Psalm 125:5
As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.
Proverbs 2:18-19
For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
Proverbs 7:26-27
For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
Proverbs 9:18
But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
Proverbs 13:20
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Zephaniah 1:6
And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor inquired for him.
John 3:19-20
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Ephesians 2:1
And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
Hebrews 6:4-6
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
Hebrews 10:26-27
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
Hebrews 10:38
Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
2 Peter 2:21-22
For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
1 John 2:19
They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
Jude 1:12
These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;