King James Version
Proverbs 4:17 in the King James Version says “For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.”
Proverbs 4:17 · KJV
Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall .
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
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