Proverbs 4:16
Verse 16 of 27. The 4th of 31 chapters in Proverbs, in Poetry and Wisdom.
12When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
13Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
14Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
15Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
16For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
17For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
18But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
19The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
20My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
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Proverbs 4:16 in the World English Bible
For they don’t sleep unless they do evil. Their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall.Read Proverbs 4:16 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 4:16
Their way shines to themselves in the joy and comfort of it; it shines before others in the lustre and honour of it; it shines before men, who see their good works, Matt. v. 16. They go on in their way with a holy security and serenity of mind, as those that walk in the light.
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