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

Bible Comments

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 1:11-12 ; 2 Peter 2:20-22 ) shall remain in the congregation of the dead - the lost (Proverbs 9:18). "The dead," Hebrew, rªpaa'iym (H7496): a term applied to the giant rebels against God in Genesis 6:4; note, Job 26:5-6; Isaiah 14:9).

Proverbs 21:16

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