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Proverbs 21:16 Interlinear

“The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding in the congregation of the dead shall remain”

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Proverbs 21 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	אָדָ֗ם	H120	The man	ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
2	תּ֭וֹעֶה	H8582	that wandereth	to vacillate, i.e., reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both
3	מִדֶּ֣רֶךְ	H1870	out of the way	a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
4	הַשְׂכֵּ֑ל	H7919	of understanding	to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
5	בִּקְהַ֖ל	H6951	in the congregation	assemblage (usually concretely)
6	רְפָאִ֣ים	H7496	of the dead	properly, lax, i.e., (figuratively) a ghost (as dead; in plural only)
7	יָנֽוּחַ׃	H5117	shall remain	to rest, i.e., settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, l

Proverbs 21:16 (current)The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding in the congregation of the dead shall remain