Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 21:16
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Berean Standard Bible
The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.
King James Version
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 departed spirits.
American Standard Version
The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding Shall rest in the assembly of the dead.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 21
14 A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
15 Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.
16 The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.
17 He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
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