Proverbs 21:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

• Proverbs 21:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  congregation of the dead - The Rephaim (compare the Proverbs 2:18 note). Remain - i. e., “He shall find a resting place, but it shall be in Hades.”

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• Proverbs 21:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Proverbs 21:1 . watercourses: not the natural brooks and wadys of Palestine, but the artificial irrigation canals of Egypt or Babylonia, which could be diverted in any direction at will. Prove...

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• Proverbs 21:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  man. Hebrew. 'adam. App-14. congregation . assembly. dead . the Rephaim, who have no resurrection. See note on "deceased" and "dead" in Isaiah 26:14 ; Isaiah 26:19 , and App-25.

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• Proverbs 21:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead. The man once enlightened, that wandereth out of the way of understanding, in which he had walked,...

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• Proverbs 21:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  The man that wandereth, &c.— He who deviates from the way of religion, shall remain in the congregation of the Rephaim: His lot shall be among those wicked souls hereafter; i.e. in the depths...

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• Proverbs 21:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead. The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding (i:e., true religion; cf. Jude 1:1...

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• Proverbs 21:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  1. The 'watercourses' (RV) are the artificial irrigation channels of Egypt and Babylon ( Isaiah 58:11 ).

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• Proverbs 21:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Shall remain in the congregation of the dead. — Described in Isaiah 14:9 ; he shall not take part in the resurrection of Isaiah 26:19 . A prophecy of retribution after death.

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• Proverbs 21:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  CHAPTER 22 WINE "He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich."- Proverbs 21:17 THE Septuagint translation has an interesting addition to the prov...

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• Proverbs 21:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Verse Proverbs 21:4 . The "lamp" of a man's life is his spirit. Where that is exalted and manifests itself in the high look and the proud heart, there is sin. All of which is to say that for a man t...

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• Proverbs 21:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes. When the scorner is p...

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• Proverbs 21:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding ,.... The way of getting understanding, the good ways and word of God; that wanders from the house of God, the assembly of the saints, where th...

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• Proverbs 21:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead. Ver. 16. The man that wandereth out of the way. ] Let him wander while he will that deviateth f...

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• Proverbs 21:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding That forsaketh the rule of God's word, and walketh after his own lusts; shall remain in the congregation of the dead Shall, without repentan...

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• Proverbs 21:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

        16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.       Here is, 1. The sinner upon his ramble: He wanders out of the way of understa...

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• Proverbs 21:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding; that forsaketh the rule of God's word, and walketh after his own lusts; shall remain in the congregation of the dead; shall, without repent...

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• Proverbs 21:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 21:16 LIKE TO LIKE I. The way of understanding . What is this way? In other parts of this book it is called the “path of the just” (chap. Proverbs 4:18 . See page...

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• Proverbs 21:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Proverbs 21:1 . The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord; as the rivers of water, he turneth it whithersoever he will. The allusion is probably to the water-meads and the ditches in the corn fi...

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• Proverbs 21:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

  The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead. The wanderer’s gloomy state I. What is meant by “wandering out of the way of understanding”?...

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• Proverbs 21:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Proverbs 21:1 The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water. We are to think of the little channels used for irrigation. As these are altogether under the...

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• Proverbs 21:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  v. 16. The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding, deliberately choosing the way of error, shall remain in the congregation of the dead, shall rest there, as in his everlasting home....

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• Proverbs 21:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 John 2:19 ; 2 Peter 2:21 ; 2 Peter 2:22 ; Ephesians 2:1 ; Hebrews 10:26 ; Hebrews 10:27 ; Hebrews 10:38 ; Hebrews 6:4-6 ; John 3:19 ; John 3:20 ; Jude 1:12 ; Proverbs 13:20 ; Proverbs...

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• Proverbs 21:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Shall remain — Shall, without repentance, be condemned to eternal death.

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