Romans 3:16 (GNV)

Passage

Destruction and calamity are in their waies,

Nearby Context

Romans 3:14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitternesse.

Romans 3:15 Their feete are swift to shead blood.

Romans 3:16 Destruction and calamity are in their waies,

Romans 3:17 And ye way of peace they haue not knowen.

Romans 3:18 The feare of God is not before their eies.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "destruction", "calamity", and "waies". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "destruction" and "calamity", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "Their feete are swift to shead blood..." into verse 17's "And ye way of peace they haue...", so "destruction" and "calamity" belong inside that flow. In Romans context, the local focus is righteousness by faith, union with Christ, life in the Spirit, and God's covenant faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "destruction" and "calamity" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.