Proverbs 4:19
But the ways of the ungodly are dark; they know not how they stumble.
LXX2012 (British)
In The King James Version
The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
In Context
20My son, attend to my speech; and apply your ear to my words:
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:9granting his petition to him that prays; and he blesses the years of the righteous, for by strength can’t man prevail.
Job 12:25Let them grope in darkness, and let there be no light, and let them wander as a drunken man.
Job 18:18Let one drive him from light into darkness.
Proverbs 2:13Alas for those who forsake right paths, to walk in ways of darkness;
Isaiah 59:9Therefore has judgement departed from them, and righteousness shall not overtake them: while they waited for light, darkness came upon them; while they waited for brightness, they walked in perplexity.
Jeremiah 13:16Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble on the dark mountains, and you⌃ shall wait for light, and behold the shadow of death, and they shall be brought into darkness.
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 →