Proverbs 4:16 Hebrew Word Analysis

0כִּ֤יh3588
1לֹ֣אh3808
2For they sleepיִֽ֭שְׁנוּh3462
3אִםh518
4לֹ֣אh3808
5not except they have done mischiefיָרֵ֑עוּh7489
6is taken awayוְֽנִגְזְלָ֥הh1497
7and their sleepשְׁ֝נָתָ֗םh8142
8אִםh518
9לֹ֥אh3808
10unless they cause some to fallיַכְשִֽׁולוּ׃h3782

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

American Standard Version (ASV)

For they sleep not, except they do evil; And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For they take no rest till they have done evil; their sleep is taken away if they have not been the cause of someone's fall.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

For they sleep not except they have done mischief, and their sleep is taken away unless they have caused [some] to fall.

World English Bible (WEB)

For they don't sleep, unless they do evil. Their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

For they sleep not if they do not evil, And their sleep hath been taken violently away, If they cause not `some' to stumble.