Proverbs 4:16

He ʻoku ʻikai te nau mohe, ka ʻi heʻenau lavaʻi ʻae kovi; pea ʻi he ʻikai te nau fakahinga ha niʻihi ʻoku ʻikai ai te nau faʻa mohe.

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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

15Fakaʻehiʻehi mei ai, ʻoua naʻa ke ofi ki ai, tafoki mei ai, pea ʻalu atu pe.

17He ʻoku nau kai ʻae mā ʻoe fai kovi, ʻonau inu ʻi he uaine ʻoe fakamālohi.

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Cross References

Psalms 36:4‌ʻOku ne fifili ki he pauʻu ʻi hono mohenga; ʻoku ne fokotuʻu ʻe ia ia ʻi he hala ʻoku ʻikai lelei; ʻoku ʻikai te ne fehiʻa ki he kovi.

Proverbs 2:14‌ʻAia ʻoku fiefia ke fai kovi, pea ʻoku fiemālie ʻi he talangataʻa ʻae angahala;

Jeremiah 9:4“Mou taki taha vakai ki hono kaungāʻapi, pea ʻoua naʻa mou tui ki ha tokoua: koeʻuhi ʻe fai fakakākā ʻae tokoua kotoa pē, pea ko e kaungāʻapi kotoa pē ʻe ʻalu fano mo e fakakovi.”

Luke 22:66Pea ʻi heʻene ʻaho, naʻe fakataha leva ʻae kau mātuʻa ʻoe kakai mo e kau taulaʻeiki lahi mo e kau tangata tohi, ʻonau taki ia ki honau potu fakamaau, ʻonau pehē,

Acts 24:7Ka naʻe haʻu ʻae pule tau ko Lisia, ʻo ne fakamālohi ia mei homau nima,

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