Proverbs 4:19
The way of the lawless, is like darkness, they know not, at what they stumble.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
In Context
20My son, to my words, attend, to my sayings, incline thou thine ear;
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:9The feet of his loving ones, he doth guard, But, the lawless, in darkness shall be silent,—For, by strength, shall no man prevail.
Job 12:25They grope about in the dark, having no light, and He hath made them to reel, like a drunken man.
Job 18:18Let them thrust him out of light into darkness, Yea, out of the world, let them chase him;
Proverbs 2:13From them who forsake the paths of rectitude, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Isaiah 59:9For this cause, hath justice removed far from us, And righteousness overtaketh us not,—We wait for light, But lo! darkness, For brightness, In thick darkness, we walk:
Jeremiah 13:16Give ye to Yahweh your God—glory, Before he cause darkness, and Before your feet stumble upon the twilight mountains; Lest, when ye wait for light, He turn it into the shadow of death, And change it for thick 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 →