Proverbs 4:16

For they sleepe not except they haue done mischiefe: and sleepe is taken from them, vntyll they haue done harme.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15Abhorre it and go not therein, depart aside, and passe ouer by it.

17For they eate the bread of wickednes, and drinke the wine of robberie.

Read all of Proverbs 4

Cross References

Proverbs 2:14Which reioyce in doyng naught, and delite in the wickednesse of the euyll:

Luke 22:66And assoone as it was day, the elders of the people, and the hye priestes, and scribes, came together, and led hym into their counsell, saying:

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 4:15-20

Cautions against Bad Company. 14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. 15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. 16 For they sleep not, except 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 shineth more and more unto the perfect day. 19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Proverbs 4:16