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Berean Standard Bible

“But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.”

Proverbs 4:19

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Proverbs compares two paths, one like the dawn that grows brighter and one that goes downhill into gloom. This verse describes the second.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.

World English Bible (WEB)

The way of the wicked is like darkness. They don’t know what they stumble over.

King James Version (KJV)

The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

American Standard Version (ASV)

The way of the wicked is as darkness: They know not at what they stumble.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

The way of sinners is dark; they see not the cause of their fall.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

El camino de los impíos es como la oscuridad: no saben en qué tropiezan.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Pero la senda de los malvados está en completa oscuridad, los que la siguen ni siquiera saben con qué tropiezan.

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