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Proverbs 4:16-18
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 4:16-18
New Catholic Bible
16 For they cannot rest until they have first done wrong;[a]
they cannot sleep unless they have made someone stumble.
17 The bread of wickedness is their food,
and the wine of violence is their drink.[b]
18 The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
which increases in brightness to the fullness of day.
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).