Parallel Verses
Amplified
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.
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 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 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.
But the path of the just (righteous) is like the light of dawn,
That shines brighter and brighter until [it reaches its full strength and glory in] the perfect day.
Cross References
Job 24:5-6
“Behold, as wild donkeys in the desert,
The poor go to their work, diligently seeking food;
As bread for their children in the desert.
Psalm 14:4
Have all the workers of wickedness and injustice no knowledge,
Who eat up my people as they eat bread,
And do not call upon the Lord?
Proverbs 9:17
“Stolen waters (pleasures) are sweet [because they are forbidden];
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
Proverbs 20:17
Food gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel [just as sin may be sweet at first, but later its consequences bring despair].
Jeremiah 5:26-28
‘For wicked men are found among My people,
They watch like fowlers who lie in wait;
They set a trap,
They catch men.
Ezekiel 22:25-29
There is a conspiracy of her [false] prophets in her midst, like a roaring lion tearing the prey. They have devoured [human] life; they have taken [in their greed] treasure and precious things; they have made many widows among her.
Amos 8:4-6
Hear this, you who trample down the needy, and do away with the poor of the land,
Micah 3:5
Thus says the Lord concerning the [false] prophets who lead my people astray;
They call out, “Peace,”
But against the one who gives them nothing to eat,
They declare a holy war.
Micah 6:12
“For the rich men of the city are full of violence [of every kind];
Her inhabitants speak lies
And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
Zephaniah 3:3
Her officials within her are roaring lions;
Her judges are [as hungry as] the wolves at evening,
They leave nothing for the morning.
Matthew 23:13
James 5:4-5
Look! The wages that you have [fraudulently] withheld from the laborers who have mowed your fields are crying out [against you for vengeance]; and the cries of the harvesters have come to the ears of