Focused Passage

Proverbs 21:16

The LORD Weighs the Heart: Justice, Righteousness, Pride, Diligence, and the Limits of Human Strength

The chapter moves from the LORD's sovereignty over kings and hearts, to justice over sacrifice, to diligence and dishonest gain, to household conflict and wicked desire, to mercy and justice, to speech, generosity, false witness, and finally to the LORD's supremacy over every human plan and battle.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

16 The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.

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Verse 16

Original words

The man אָדָ֗ם H120 Noun - masculine singular who strays תּ֭וֹעֶה H8582 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular from the path מִדֶּ֣רֶךְ H1870 Preposition-m | Noun - common singular construct of understanding הַשְׂכֵּ֑ל H7919 Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute will rest יָנֽוּחַ׃ H5117 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular in the assembly בִּקְהַ֖ל H6951 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of the dead רְפָאִ֣ים H7496 Noun - masculine plural

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