Proverbs 4:16 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

For they sleep not if they do not evil, And their sleep hath been taken violently away, If they cause not [some] to stumble.

English ASV

For they sleep not, except they do evil; And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

English Amplified

For they cannot sleep unless they have caused trouble or vexation; their sleep is taken away unless they have caused someone to fall.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For they cannot sleep unless they have caused trouble or vexation; their sleep is taken away unless they have caused someone to fall.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

For they can’t sleep unless they have done what is evil; they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

For they sleep not except they have done mischief, and their sleep is taken away unless they have caused [some] to fall.

English EASY 2024

Wicked people have to do evil things. They cannot go to sleep unless they have been cruel to someone that day.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The wicked cannot sleep until they have done something evil. They will not rest until they bring someone down.

For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong; they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Wicked people cannot sleep unless they have done something wrong. They lie awake unless they have hurt someone.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Wicked people cannot sleep unless they do wrong, and they are robbed of their sleep unless they make someone stumble.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

For they can't sleep unless they have done what is evil; they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.

English KJV 1611

For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

English LSB

For they do not sleep unless they do evil; And they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For they do not sleep unless they have done evil; their sleep is taken away unless they make someone stumble.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; And they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

For they cannot rest unless they have done evil; to have made no one stumble steals away their sleep.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Sinners can't sleep until they do what is evil. They can't rest until they make someone fall.

English NIV

For they cannot sleep till they do evil; they are robbed of slumber till they make someone fall.

English NKJ 1982

For they do not sleep unless they have done evil; And their sleep is taken away unless they make someone fall.

English NLT

for evil people cannot sleep until they have done their evil deed for the day. They cannot rest unless they have caused someone to stumble.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong; they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

For troublemakers are restless if they are not involved in evil. They are not satisfied until they have brought someone harm.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong; they are robbed of sleep unless they have made some one stumble.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

for evil men can't sleep until they've done their evil deed for the day. They can't rest unless they cause someone to stumble and fall.

English Tyndale 1537

For they can not sleep, except they have first done some mischief: neither take they any rest, except they have first done some harm.

Proverbs 4:16 — Compare Translations