Proverbs 4:16-17

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Proverbs 4:16-17 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; And they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble. For they eat the bread of wickedness And drink the wine of violence.

Proverbs 4:16-17 The Message (MSG)

Evil people are restless unless they’re making trouble; They can’t get a good night’s sleep unless they’ve made life miserable for somebody. Perversity is their food and drink, violence their drug of choice.

Proverbs 4:16-17 King James Version (KJV)

For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall. For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.

Proverbs 4:16-17 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; And they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble. For they eat the bread of wickedness And drink the wine of violence.

Proverbs 4:16-17 New Century Version (NCV)

because they cannot sleep until they do evil. They cannot rest until they harm someone. They feast on wickedness and cruelty as if they were eating bread and drinking wine.

Proverbs 4:16-17 American Standard Version (ASV)

For they sleep not, except they do evil; And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall. For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.

Proverbs 4:16-17 New International Version (NIV)

For they cannot rest until they do evil; they are robbed of sleep till they make someone stumble. They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

Proverbs 4:16-17 New King James Version (NKJV)

For they do not sleep unless they have done evil; And their sleep is taken away unless they make someone fall. For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.

Proverbs 4:16-17 Amplified Bible (AMP)

For the wicked cannot sleep unless they do evil; And they are deprived of sleep unless they make someone stumble and fall. For they eat the bread of wickedness And drink the wine of violence.

Proverbs 4:16-17 New Living Translation (NLT)

For evil people can’t sleep until they’ve done their evil deed for the day. They can’t rest until they’ve caused someone to stumble. They eat the food of wickedness and drink the wine of violence!

Proverbs 4:16-17 The Passion Translation (TPT)

For troublemakers are restless if they are not involved in evil. They are not satisfied until they have brought someone harm. They feed on darkness and drink until they’re drunk on the wine of wickedness.

Proverbs 4:16-17 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)

For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong; they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble. For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.