Proverbs 21:16
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 21
“The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.”Proverbs 21:16
What Does Proverbs 21:16 Mean?
Proverbs 21:16 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 21, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 21:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ezekiel 18:24“But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.”Psalms 119:10“With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.”Proverbs 27:8“As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.”Hebrews 10:38“Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.”Psalms 125:5“As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.”Psalms 49:14“Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.”Proverbs 2:13“Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;”Zephaniah 1:6“And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him.”Hebrews 10:26“For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,”1 John 2:19“They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.”Genesis 3:19“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”Proverbs 2:18“For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.”Proverbs 7:26“For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.”Proverbs 13:20“He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.”John 3:19“And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.”Ephesians 2:1“And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;”Hebrews 6:4“For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,”1 John 3:14“We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.”Jude 1:12“These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;”Proverbs 9:18“But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.”
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