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


In Context

13 Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life.

14 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evil men.

15 Avoid it, do not travel on it; turn from it and go on your way.

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

17 They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

18 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of 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 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:16For they sleep not, except they do evil; And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause 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.