Proverbs 4:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 4:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 4:17 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 4:17 — KJV
“For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.”
— Proverbs 4:17 (KJV)
Proverbs 4:17 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 4:17
“Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink: that ye might know that I am the LORD your God.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 4:17: eat, bread, drink
“And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 4:17: eat, bread, drink
“Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 4:17: eat, bread, drink
“And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein. all that...: Heb. the fulness thereof”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 4:17: eat, bread, drink
“For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 4:17: eat, bread, drink
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