Proverbs 4:16-18

New Catholic Bible

¹⁶For they cannot rest until they have first done wrong;^[a]
    they cannot sleep unless they have made someone stumble.
¹⁷The bread of wickedness is their food,
    and the wine of violence is their drink.^[b]
¹⁸The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
    which increases in brightness to the fullness of day.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 4:16 They cannot rest until they have first done wrong: the same trait is alluded to in Ps 36:5; Mic 2:1. King David, on the other hand, refused to rest until he had first done right, i.e., found a house for the Lord (see Ps 132:3-5).
Proverbs 4:17 Evildoers are totally committed to wickedness and violence (see Prov 13:2; Job 15:16).

Proverbs 4:16-18

King James Version

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.

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Proverbs 4:16-18

New International Version

¹⁶For they cannot rest until they do evil;^(A)
they are robbed of sleep till they make someone stumble.
¹⁷They eat the bread of wickedness
and drink the wine of violence.^(B)

¹⁸The path of the righteous^(C) is like the morning sun,^(D)
shining ever brighter till the full light of day.^(E)

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Proverbs 4:16-18

New King James Version

¹⁶^(A)For they do not sleep unless they have done evil;
And their sleep is ^[a]taken away unless they make someone fall.
¹⁷For they eat the bread of wickedness,
And drink the wine of violence.

¹⁸^(B)But the path of the just ^(C)is like the shining ^[b]sun,
That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.

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