Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
The bread of evil-doing is their food, the wine of violent acts their drink.
New American Standard Bible
And drink the wine of violence.
King James Version
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
Holman Bible
and drink the wine of violence.
International Standard Version
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and they drink the wine of violence.
A Conservative Version
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
American Standard Version
For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.
Amplified
For they eat the bread of wickedness
And drink the wine of violence.
Darby Translation
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
Julia Smith Translation
For they ate the bread of injustice, and they will drink the wine of violences:
King James 2000
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For they ate the bread of wickedness, and they drank the wine of violence.
Modern King James verseion
For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of robbery.
NET Bible
For they eat bread gained from wickedness and drink wine obtained from violence.
New Heart English Bible
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
The Emphasized Bible
For they consume bread gotten by lawlessness, and, wine obtained by violence, they drink.
Webster
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
World English Bible
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
Youngs Literal Translation
For they have eaten bread of wickedness, And wine of violence they drink.
Themes
Bread » Illustrative » (of wickedness,) of oppression
Corruption » In politics in the church » The prevalence of violence
The Nation » Appointed by God corrupt » The prevalence of violence
Wine » Intoxication from the use of
Wine » Illustrative » Of violence and rapine
The world » Conformity to forbidden creation of » Filled with violence
Interlinear
Lacham
References
Easton
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 4:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Right Path
16 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. 17 The bread of evil-doing is their food, the wine of violent acts their drink. 18 But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.
Cross References
Job 24:5-6
Like asses in the waste land they go out to their work, looking for food with care; from the waste land they get bread for their children.
Psalm 14:4
Have all the workers of evil no knowledge? they take my people for food as they would take bread; they make no prayer to the Lord.
Proverbs 9:17
Drink taken without right is sweet, and food in secret is pleasing.
Proverbs 20:17
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but after, his mouth will be full of sand.
Jeremiah 5:26-28
For there are sinners among my people: they keep watch, like men watching for birds; they put a net and take men in it.
Ezekiel 22:25-29
Her rulers in her are like a loud-voiced lion violently taking his food; they have made a meal of souls; they have taken wealth and valued property; they have made great the number of widows in her.
Amos 8:4-6
Give ear to this, you who are crushing the poor, and whose purpose is to put an end to those who are in need in the land,
Micah 3:5
This is what the Lord has said about the prophets by whom my people have been turned from the right way; who, biting with their teeth, say, Peace; and if anyone puts nothing in their mouths they make ready for war against him.
Micah 6:12
For its men of wealth are cruel, and its people have said what is not true, and their tongue is false in their mouth.
Zephaniah 3:3
Her rulers are like loud-voiced lions in her; her judges are wolves of the evening, crushing up the bones before the morning.
Matthew 23:13
But a curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you are shutting the kingdom of heaven against men: for you do not go in yourselves, and those who are going in, you keep back.
James 5:4-5
See, the money which you falsely kept back from the workers cutting the grass in your field, is crying out against you; and the cries of those who took in your grain have come to the ears of the Lord of armies.