Proverbs 4:17

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Evil and violence are their food and drink.

Cross References

Micah 6:12

The rich in that city are still cruel. The people there still tell lies. Yes, they tell their lies.

Psalm 14:4

Those who are evil treat my people like bread to be eaten. And they never ask for the Lord’s help. Don’t they know what they are doing?

Matthew 23:13

“It will be bad for you teachers of the law and you Pharisees! You are hypocrites! You close the way for people to enter God’s kingdom. You yourselves don’t enter, and you stop those who are trying to enter.

Zephaniah 3:3

Jerusalem’s leaders are like roaring lions. Her judges are like hungry wolves that come in the evening to attack the sheep—and in the morning nothing is left.

Micah 3:5

Some false prophets are telling lies to the Lord’s people. This is what the Lord says about them: “These prophets are led by their stomachs. They promise peace for those who give them food, but they promise war to those who do not give them food.

Proverbs 20:17

It may seem to be a good thing to get something by cheating, but in the end, it will be worth nothing.

Proverbs 9:17

“Stolen water is sweet. Stolen bread tastes good.”

Proverbs 13:2

People get good things for the words they say, but those who cannot be trusted say only bad things.

Micah 7:3

People are good at doing bad things with both hands. Officials ask for bribes. Judges take money to change their decisions in court. “Important leaders” do whatever they want to do.

Isaiah 5:18

Look at those people! They pull their guilt and sins behind them like people pulling wagons with ropes.

Isaiah 5:20

Look at those people! They say good is bad and bad is good. They think light is dark and dark is light. They think sour is sweet and sweet is sour.

Jeremiah 9:4

“Watch your neighbors! Don’t trust your own brothers, because every brother is a cheat. Every neighbor talks behind your back.