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Proverbs 21:16

16  One who wanders from the way of good sense

twill rest in the assembly of the dead.

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Proverbs 21:16 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 Whoever strays from the path of prudence

comes to rest in the company of the dead.

Proverbs 21:16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding

Shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

Proverbs 21:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 The person who strays from common sense

will end up in the company of the dead.

Proverbs 21:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 A man who wanders from the way of understanding

Will rest in the assembly of the dead.

Proverbs 21:16 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 Whoever does not use good sense

will end up among the dead.

Proverbs 21:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding

Shall rest in the assembly of the dead.

Proverbs 21:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 The man that wandereth out of the way of wisdom shall abide in the congregation of the dead.

Proverbs 21:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 A person who wanders from the way of wise behavior 

will rest in the assembly of the dead. 

Proverbs 21:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 The man who strays from the way of wisdom

will come to rest

in the assembly of the departed spirits.

Proverbs 21:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 Whoever wanders from the way of understanding

will rest in the assembly of the dead.

Proverbs 21:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 Whoever wanders from the way of understanding,

in the assembly of the dead he will rest.

Proverbs 21:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 A man who leaves the path of understanding

ends up with those who are dead.

Proverbs 21:16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

16 A man who wanders from the way of understanding

Will rest in the assembly of the dead.


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