Proverbs 21:16

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 49:14 : 14 They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, That there be no habitation for it.
  • Ps 125:5 : 5 But as for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, Jehovah will lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel.
  • Prov 2:18-19 : 18 For her house inclineth unto death, And her paths unto the dead; 19 None that go unto her return again, Neither do they attain unto the paths of life:
  • Prov 7:26-27 : 26 For she hath cast down many wounded: Yea, all her slain are a mighty host. 27 Her house is the way to Sheol, Going down to the chambers of death.
  • Prov 9:18 : 18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there; That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
  • Prov 13:20 : 20 Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.
  • Zeph 1:6 : 6 and them that are turned back from following Jehovah; and those that have not sought Jehovah, nor inquired after him.
  • John 3:19-20 : 19 And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved.
  • Eph 2:1 : 1 And you [did he make alive], when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins,
  • Heb 6:4-6 : 4 For as touching those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age to come, 6 and [then] fell away, it is impossible to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
  • Heb 10:26-27 : 26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which shall devour the adversaries.
  • Heb 10:38 : 38 But my righteous one shall live by faith: And if he shrink back, my soul hath no pleasure in him.
  • 2 Pet 2:21-22 : 21 For it were better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered unto them. 22 It has happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog turning to his own vomit again, and the sow that had washed to wallowing in the mire.
  • 1 John 2:19 : 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us: but [they went out], that they might be made manifest that they all are not of us.
  • Jude 1:12 : 12 These are they who are hidden rocks in your love-feasts when they feast with you, shepherds that without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn leaves without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 15:21
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    21Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding maketh straight his going.

  • Prov 5:23
    76%

    23He shall die for lack of instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

  • Prov 15:24
    76%

    24To the wise the way of life [goeth] upward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath.

  • Prov 14:12
    76%

    12There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.

  • Prov 16:25
    75%

    25There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.

  • Prov 9:6
    75%

    6Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.

  • Prov 19:15-16
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    75%

    15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

    16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; [But] he that is careless of his ways shall die.

  • Prov 10:17
    74%

    17He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.

  • Prov 15:10
    73%

    10There is grievous correction for him that forsaketh the way; [And] he that hateth reproof shall die.

  • Prov 21:17
    73%

    17He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

  • Prov 2:18-20
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    73%

    18For her house inclineth unto death, And her paths unto the dead;

    19None that go unto her return again, Neither do they attain unto the paths of life:

    20That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 13:20
    73%

    20Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

  • Prov 12:28
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    28In the way of righteousness is life; And in the pathway thereof there is no death.

  • Prov 2:13
    73%

    13Who forsake the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness;

  • Prov 10:9
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    9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

  • Prov 1:32
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    32For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.

  • Eccl 7:2
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    2It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.

  • Prov 16:17
    72%

    17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

  • Prov 13:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.

    15Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard.

  • Prov 16:22
    72%

    22Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly.

  • Prov 19:8
    72%

    8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.

  • Job 21:32
    72%

    32Yet shall he be borne to the grave, And men shall keep watch over the tomb.

  • Prov 14:33
    72%

    33Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But [that which is] in the inward part of fools is made known.

  • Ezek 18:26
    72%

    26When the righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth therein; in his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.

  • Prov 19:3
    72%

    3The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

  • Prov 28:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, He shall fall himself into his own pit; But the perfect shall inherit good.

    11The rich man is wise in his own conceit; But the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

  • Prov 14:6-8
    3 verses
    71%

    6A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.

    7Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive [in him] the lips of knowledge.

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 9:18
    71%

    18But he knoweth not that the dead are there; That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

  • Eccl 7:4
    71%

    4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

  • Prov 11:19
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    19He that is stedfast in righteousness [shall attain] unto life; And he that pursueth evil [doeth it] to his own death.

  • Prov 9:16
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    16Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

  • Prov 4:19
    71%

    19The way of the wicked is as darkness: They know not at what they stumble.

  • Job 34:8
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    8Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, And walketh with wicked men?

  • Job 34:16
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    16If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: Hearken to the voice of my words.

  • Prov 3:13
    71%

    13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding.

  • Prov 14:16
    71%

    16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

  • Hos 14:9
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    9Who is wise, that he may understand these things? prudent, that he may know them? for the ways of Jehovah are right, and the just shall walk in them; but transgressors shall fall therein.

  • Prov 4:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.

    15Avoid it, pass not by it; Turn from it, and pass on.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in [his] ways, though he be rich.

  • Job 28:28
    70%

    28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.

  • Prov 20:24
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    24A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?

  • Prov 28:18
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    18Whoso walketh uprightly shall be delivered; But he that is perverse in [his] ways shall fall at once.