Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
For they ate the bread of wickedness, and they drank the wine of violence.
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.
Bible in Basic English
The bread of evil-doing is their food, the wine of violent acts their drink.
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.
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 will not sleep if they have not done wrong, and they are robbed of their sleep if they do not cause stumbling. 17 For they ate the bread of wickedness, and they drank the wine of violence. 18 But the path of the righteous ones [is] like the light of dawn, leading and shining until the day {is full}.
Cross References
Job 24:5-6
"Look, [like] wild donkeys in the desert they go out to their labor [as] searchers for the prey; [the] wilderness [is] {their} food for the young.
Psalm 14:4
All who do evil--do they not know, [they] who eat my people [as though] they were eating bread? They do not call on Yahweh.
Proverbs 9:17
"Stolen waters are sweet, and bread of secrecy is pleasant."
Proverbs 20:17
Bread gained by deceit is sweet for the man, but afterward, his mouth will be filled [with] gravel.
Jeremiah 5:26-28
For wicked people are found among my people, they lie in wait like the hiding of fowlers, they set up a trap, they catch humans.
Ezekiel 22:25-29
The conspiracy of its prophets in the midst of her [is] like a roaring lion [that] is tearing prey. They devour people, and they take wealth and treasure; they make its widows numerous in the midst of her.
Amos 8:4-6
Hear this, those who trample on [the] poor and who annihilate the afflicted of [the] land,
Micah 3:5
Thus says Yahweh concerning the prophets who are leading my people astray, who are biting with their teeth and proclaim, "Peace," but whoever puts nothing into their mouths they declare war against.
Micah 6:12
Because her rich are full of violence, and her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue [is] deceitful in their mouth.
Zephaniah 3:3
Her officials in her midst [are] roaring lions; her judges [are] evening wolves; they leave nothing until the morning.
Matthew 23:13
"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees--hypocrites!--because you shut the kingdom of heaven before people! For you do not enter, nor permit those wanting to go in to enter.
James 5:4-5
Behold, the wages that were held back by you from the workers who reap your fields cry out, and the cries of the reapers have come to the ears of the Lord of hosts.