Proverbs 4:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 4:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 4:19 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 4:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The way of the wicked is like darkness. They don’t know what they stumble over.”

Proverbs 4:19 — World English Bible

Proverbs 4:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 4:19 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 4:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The way of the wicked <FI>is<Fi> as darkness, They have not known at what they stumble.”

Proverbs 4:19 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 4:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Proverbs 4:19 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 4:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The way of the wicked is as the darkenes: they knowe not wherein they shall fall.”

Proverbs 4:19 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 4:19 in Context — Proverbs 4

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.

20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

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What Does Proverbs 4:19 Mean?

Proverbs 4:19 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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