Proverbs 4:16

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

For they cannot sleep unless they cause harm; they are robbed of sleep until they make someone stumble.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 36:4 : 4 He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.
  • Mic 2:1 : 1 Land Robbers Will Lose Their Land Beware wicked schemers, those who devise calamity as they lie in bed. As soon as morning dawns they carry out their plans, because they have the power to do so.
  • Prov 1:16 : 16 for they are eager to inflict harm, and they hasten to shed blood.
  • Isa 57:20 : 20 But the wicked are like a surging sea that is unable to be quiet; its waves toss up mud and sand.
  • 2 Pet 2:14 : 14 Their eyes, full of adultery, never stop sinning; they entice unstable people. They have trained their hearts for greed, these cursed children!
  • Luke 22:66 : 66 When day came, the council of the elders of the people gathered together, both the chief priests and the experts in the law. Then they led Jesus away to their council
  • John 18:28 : 28 Jesus Brought Before Pilate Then they brought Jesus from Caiaphas to the Roman governor’s residence.(Now it was very early morning.) They did not go into the governor’s residence so they would not be ceremonially defiled, but could eat the Passover meal.

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