Proverbs 4:17 — Compare All Translations

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

For they have eaten bread of wickedness, And wine of violence they drink.

English ASV

For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.

English Amplified

For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

English EASY 2024

Evil acts are their food. Violence is their drink.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Evil and violence are their food and drink.

For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Wickedness and violence are like food and drink to them.

English God's Word - GW 1995

They eat food obtained through wrongdoing and drink wine obtained through violence.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

English KJV 1611

For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

English LSB

For they eat the bread of wickedness And drink the wine of violence.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

For they eat the bread of wickedness And drink the wine of violence.

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

For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

For they eat bread gained from wickedness and drink wine obtained from violence.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

They do evil just as easily as they eat food. They hurt others as easily as they drink wine.

English NIV

They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

English NKJ 1982

For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.

English NLT

They eat wickedness and drink violence!

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

They feed on darkness and drink until they’re drunk on the wine of wickedness.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

They eat and drink wickedness and violence!

English Tyndale 1537

For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of robbery.

Proverbs 4:17 — Compare Translations