Proverbs 4:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 4:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 4:19 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 4:19 — KJV
“The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.”
— Proverbs 4:19 (KJV)
Proverbs 4:19 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 4:19
“And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. straight: Heb. into straightness”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 4:19: way, darkness, know
“For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me. perverted...: or, caused thee to turn away”
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“And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have wrought with you for my name's sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.”
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“Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 4:19: way, wicked, know
“For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 4:19: way, know
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