The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
KJV
Parallel translations
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding Shall rest in the assembly of the dead.
WEB
The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.
YLT
A man who is wandering from the way of understanding, In an assembly of Rephaim resteth.
DBT
The man that wandereth out of the way of wisdom shall abide in the congregation of the dead.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.