Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink 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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For they ate the bread of wickedness, and they drank 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 do not sleep, except when they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away unless they cause some to fall. 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 shines more and more to the perfect day.
Cross References
Job 24:5-6
Behold, like wild asses in the desert, they go forth to their work, rising early for a prey. The wilderness yields food for them and for their children.
Psalm 14:4
Have all the workers of iniquity not known, eating up My people as they eat bread? They have not called on Jehovah.
Proverbs 9:17
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
Proverbs 20:17
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Jeremiah 5:26-28
For among My people are found wicked ones; they lie in wait, as one who sets snares; they set a trap, they catch men.
Ezekiel 22:25-29
A plot by her prophets is in her midst, like a roaring lion tearing the prey. They have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they multiplied her many widows in her midst.
Amos 8:4-6
Hear this, you who trample the poor, even to make the humble of the land to fail,
Micah 3:5
So says Jehovah concerning the prophets who make My people err, who bite with their teeth and cry, Peace! And whoever does not give for their mouth, they even sanctify a war against him.
Micah 6:12
For its rich men are full of violence, and its people have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
Zephaniah 3:3
Her rulers within her are roaring lions; her judges evening wolves. They do not gnaw bones for the morning.
Matthew 23:13
But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of Heaven against men. For you neither go in, nor do you allow those entering to go in.
James 5:4-5
Behold, the hire of the laborers reaping your fields cry out, being kept back by you. And the cries of those who have reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of hosts.