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 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.
19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
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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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