Proverbs 21:16
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.”
נוּחַ
to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, let fall, place, let alone, withdraw, give comfort, etc.)
שָׂכַל
insight
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שָׂכַל
To be wise, to understand, to prosper. Sakal. The wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky. True wisdom leads to both understanding and fruitfulness.
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תָּעָה
who wanders
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תָּעָה
to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both
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רָפָא
the shades
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רָפָא
properly, lax, i.e. (figuratively) a ghost (as dead; in plural only)
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