Proverbs 4:17
For they eat the bread of wickedness 1 and drink the wine of violence. 1
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In The King James Version
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
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Cross References
Job 24:5See, these poor people go out to their work 1 like wild donkeys in the wilderness, looking carefully for food; 1 perhaps the Arabah will provide them food for their children. 1
Proverbs 9:17“Stolen waters are sweet, 1 and bread of secrecy is delicious.” 1
Isaiah 5:18Woe to those who pull along iniquity with useless cords and who pull along sin as if it were with a cart rope. 1
Jeremiah 5:26For wicked men are found with my people. They watch as someone crouches to capture birds; 1 they set a trap and catch people. 1
Ezekiel 22:25There is a conspiracy of her prophets in her midst, like a roaring lion tearing apart a victim. They consume life and take precious wealth; they make many widows within her! + 22:25 Instead of There is a conspiracy of her prophets within her , some ancient copies have whose princes .
Micah 3:5Yahweh says this, 1 “As for the prophets who lead my people astray, 1 if one gives them something to eat, 1 they proclaim, 'Peace.' 1 But if he puts nothing in their mouths, 1 they dedicate themselves to wage war on him. 1
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 →