Proverbs 4:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.”

Proverbs 4:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 4:17 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 4:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 4:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.”

Proverbs 4:17 — World English Bible

Proverbs 4:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.”

Proverbs 4:17 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 4:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For they have eaten bread of wickedness, And wine of violence they drink.”

Proverbs 4:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 4:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.”

Proverbs 4:17 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 4:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For they eate the breade of wickednesse, and drinke the wine of violence.”

Proverbs 4:17 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 4:17 in Context — Proverbs 4

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.

19 O caminho dos perversos é como a escuridão; não sabem nem em que tropeçam.

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What Does Proverbs 4:17 Mean?

Proverbs 4:17 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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