Pro 4:16 | JFB | STEP | 16-17. The reason is found in the character of sinners, whose zeal to do evil is forcibly depicted ( ; ). They live by flagrant vices ( ). Some prefer to render, "Their bread is wickedness, their drink violence" (compare ; ).

‏ Proverbs 4:16

16-17. The reason is found in the character of sinners, whose zeal to do evil is forcibly depicted (Pr 6:4; Psa 36:5). They live by flagrant vices (Pr 1:13). Some prefer to render, "Their bread is wickedness, their drink violence" (compare Job 15:16; 34:7).