Proverbs 4:17

Bible in Basic English 1965

The bread of evil-doing is their food, the wine of violent acts their drink.

Cross References

Psalm 14:4

Have all the workers of evil no knowledge? they take my people for food as they would take bread; they make no prayer to the Lord.

Proverbs 13:2

A man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts.

Proverbs 20:17

Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but after, his mouth will be full of sand.

Proverbs 9:17

Drink taken without right is sweet, and food in secret is pleasing.

Isaiah 5:18

Cursed are those who make use of ox-cords for pulling the evil thing, and the bands of a young ox for their sin!

Isaiah 5:20

Cursed are those who give the name of good to evil, and of evil to what is good: who make light dark, and dark light: who make bitter sweet, and sweet bitter!

Jeremiah 9:4

Let everyone keep watch on his neighbour, and put no faith in any brother: for every brother will certainly be tricking his brother, and every neighbour will go about saying evil.

Micah 3:5

This is what the Lord has said about the prophets by whom my people have been turned from the right way; who, biting with their teeth, say, Peace; and if anyone puts nothing in their mouths they make ready for war against him.

Micah 6:12

For its men of wealth are cruel, and its people have said what is not true, and their tongue is false in their mouth.

Micah 7:3

Their hands are made ready to do evil; the ruler makes requests for money, and the judge is looking for a reward; and the great man gives decisions at his pleasure, and the right is twisted.

Zephaniah 3:3

Her rulers are like loud-voiced lions in her; her judges are wolves of the evening, crushing up the bones before the morning.

Matthew 23:13

But a curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you are shutting the kingdom of heaven against men: for you do not go in yourselves, and those who are going in, you keep back.