Proverbs 4:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsProverbs 4:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִֽ֭שְׁנוּ
yâshên
H3462
to sleep
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָרֵ֑עוּ
râʻaʻ
H7489
to do evil
וְֽנִגְזְלָ֥ה
gâzal
H1497
to plunder
שְׁ֝נָתָ֗ם
shênâh
H8142
sleep
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יכשולו
kâshal
H3782
to stumble
יַכְשִֽׁילוּ
kâshal
H3782
to stumble
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World English Bible Public Domain
For they don't sleep, unless they do evil. Their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall.
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King James Version Public Domain
For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For they do not sleep if they do not do evil and their sleep is robbed if they do not cause stumbling.
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