Proverbs 4:16
“For they sleepe not except they haue done mischiefe: and their sleepe is taken away vnlesse they cause some to fall.”
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Proverbs 4:16 Context
14¶ Enter not into the path of the wicked, and goe not in the way of euill men. 15Auoid it, passe not by it, turne from it, and passe away. 16For they sleepe not except they haue done mischiefe: and their sleepe is taken away vnlesse they cause some to fall. 17For they eate the bread of wickednesse, and drinke the wine of violence. 18But the path of the iust is as the shining light that shineth more and more vnto the perfect day.
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Other Translations for Proverbs 4:16
For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause [some] to fall.
- King James Version
For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; And they are robbed of sleep unless they make {someone} stumble.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For they sleep not, except they do evil; And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
- American Standard Version (1901)
For they take no rest till they have done evil; their sleep is taken away if they have not been the cause of someone's fall.
- Basic English Bible
For they sleep not except they have done mischief, and their sleep is taken away unless they have caused [some] to fall.
- Darby Bible
For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
- Webster's Bible
For they don't sleep, unless they do evil. Their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall.
- World English Bible
For they sleep not if they do not evil, And their sleep hath been taken violently away, If they cause not [some] to stumble.
- Youngs Literal Bible
For they sleep not, except they have done evil; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 4:16
4:16 For - They cannot sleep with quietness.