Proverbs 4:17
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
American King James Version (AKJV)
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
American Standard Version (ASV)
For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
The bread of evil-doing is their food, the wine of violent acts their drink.
Webster's Revision
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
World English Bible
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
English Revised Version (ERV)
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
Clarke's Proverbs 4:17 Bible Commentary
For they eat the bread of wickedness - By privately stealing.
And drink the wine of violence - By highway robbery.
Barnes's Proverbs 4:17 Bible Commentary
i. e., Bread and wine gained by unjust deeds. Compare Amos 2:8. A less probable interpretation is, "They eat wickedness as bread, and drink violence as wine." Compare Job 15:16; Job 34:7.
Wesley's Proverbs 4:17 Bible Commentary
4:17 For - Wickedness is as pleasant to them as their bread.