Proverbs 21:16

The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding,.... The way of getting understanding, the good ways and word of God; that wanders from the house of God, the assembly of the saints, where the…

congregation of the dead - The Rephaim (compare the Pro 2:18 note). Remain - i. e., “He shall find a resting place, but it shall be in Hades.”

Here is, 1. The sinner upon his ramble: He wanders out of the way of understanding, and when once he has left that good way he wanders endlessly. The way of religion is the way of understanding; those…

remain Rather, rest; find his resting-place, the end of his wanderings, among the dead (Heb. Rephaim. See Pro 9:18 note). ἐν συναγωγῇ γιγάντων ἀναπαύσεται, LXX.