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 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.

16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

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

18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

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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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