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 Não entres pela vereda dos perversos, nem andes pelo caminho dos maus.

15 Rejeita-o! Não passes por ele; desvia-te dele, e passa longe.

16 Pois eles não dormem se não fizerem o mal; e ficam sem sono, se não fizerem tropeçar [a alguém] .

17 Porque comem pão da maldade, e bebem vinho de violências.

18 Mas o caminho dos justos é como a luz brilhante, que vai, e ilumina até o dia [ficar claro] por completo.

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What Does Proverbs 4:16 Mean?

Proverbs 4:16 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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