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


In Context

13 Lay hold on instruction, do not desist, Keep her, for she is thy life.

14 Into the path of the wicked enter not, And be not happy in a way of evil doers.

15 Avoid it, pass not over into it, Turn aside from it, and pass on.

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

17 For they have eaten bread of wickedness, And wine of violence they drink.

18 And the path of the righteous is as a shining light, Going and brightening till the day is established,

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 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 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.