Proverbs 4:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.”
Proverbs 4:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 4:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Proverbs 4:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For they don’t sleep unless they do evil. Their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall.”
Proverbs 4:16 — World English Bible
Proverbs 4:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For they sleep not, except they do evil; And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.”
Proverbs 4:16 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 4:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For they sleep not if they do not evil, And their sleep hath been taken violently away, If they cause not <FI>some<Fi> to stumble.”
Proverbs 4:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 4:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For they sleep not except they have done mischief, and their sleep is taken away unless they have caused [some] to fall.”
Proverbs 4:16 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 4:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For they can not sleepe, except they haue done euill, and their sleepe departeth except they cause some to fall.”
Proverbs 4:16 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 4:16 in Context — Proverbs 4
14 N’entre pas dans le sentier des méchants, Et ne marche pas dans la voie des hommes mauvais.
15 Évite-la, n’y passe point; Détourne-t’en, et passe outre.
16 Car ils ne dormiraient pas s’ils n’avaient fait le mal, Le sommeil leur serait ravi s’ils n’avaient fait tomber personne;
17 Car c’est le pain de la méchanceté qu’ils mangent, C’est le vin de la violence qu’ils boivent.
18 Le sentier des justes est comme la lumière resplendissante, Dont l’éclat va croissant jusqu’au milieu du jour.
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What Does Proverbs 4:16 Mean?
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