16For they sleep not, except they do evil; And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.


In Context

13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: Keep her; for she is thy life.

14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.

15 Avoid it, pass not by it; Turn from it, and pass on.

16 For they sleep not, except they do evil; 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 righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

Proverbs 4:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:16For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause [some] to fall.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:16For they cannot sleep till they do evil; they are robbed of slumber till they make someone fall.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:16For they sleep not except they have done evil: and their sleep is taken away unless they have made some to fall.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:16For they sleep not except they have done mischief, and their sleep is taken away unless they have caused some to fall.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:16For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:16For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:16For they don't sleep, unless they do evil. Their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:16For they sleep not if they do not evil, And their sleep hath been taken violently away, If they cause not some to stumble.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:16For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.