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Proverbs 21:16Prov.21.16

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

KJV

Hebrew original

אָדָ֗ם תּ֭וֹעֶה מִ/דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַשְׂכֵּ֑ל בִּ/קְהַ֖ל רְפָאִ֣ים יָנֽוּחַ

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

L'homme qui s'écarte du chemin de la sagesse Reposera dans l'assemblée des morts.

KJV

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

Patristic reading

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  • Salonius

    Mystical Exposition on the Proverbs of Solomon

    it says, "A man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the giants" (Proverbs 21:16)? Who are these giants, in whose assembly will he rest if he strays from the path of understanding? Giants are referred to as unclean spirits, or demons, about whic…
  • Various

    Patrologia Latina Vol. 133 (Migne)

    14) .» Hinc rursum scriptum est: «Vir qui erraverit a via doctrinae, in coetu gigantum commorabitur (Prov. XXI, 16) .» Ac si ergo diceret: [Col. 0313D] Cur de scientia homo superbiat, cum ignorantiae abyssus et ipsos superbissimos angelorum spiritus premat? Si autem gigantum nom…
  • Various

    Patrologia Latina Vol. 153 (Migne)

    (Prov. XXVI, 11) . Atque iterum: Vir qui erraverit a via doctrinae, in coetu gigantum commorabitur (Prov. XXI, 16) . Hic vero nomine gigantum, superbi, atque a Deo [Col. 0933C] alieni, vel daemones, vel homines significantur. Quia vero quidam cum ad nostrum vel vestrum propositu…

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