The Meaning of Proverbs 4:19 Explained

Proverbs 4:19

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

YLT: The way of the wicked is as darkness, They have not known at what they stumble.

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

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

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Proverbs 4:19?

MEANING: What does Proverbs 4:19 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Proverbs 4:19 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Proverbs 4:19?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 4:19 Mean?

Context Summary

Proverbs 4:10-27 - Guide-Posts On The Way Of Life
One or two sentences stand out in this section, demanding special attention. The path of the just, etc., Proverbs 4:18. We may compare this beautiful similitude with 2 Samuel 23:4. In the East, where the heavens are for the most part free of cloud, the steadily increasing light of any day to perfect noontide glory is the ordinary experience. Let us so live that the path of our life may become ever more radiant and beneficent in its heat and light.
Keep thy heart, etc., Proverbs 4:23. "Above all keeping," margin. The gates of the heart need careful scrutiny. When we are careless, thoughts creep in with malign intent. We should imitate the good Nehemiah 13:19. Ask that pure and holy angels may stand sentry as at the gates of pearl, Revelation 21:12. If you think right, you will live right.
Ponder the path, etc., Proverbs 4:26. "Weigh carefully." Act in haste and repent at leisure! Ask God to keep you back from presumptuous sins; and bear in mind the wise exhortation of Ecclesiastes 5:2. [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 4

1  persuades to wisdom
14  and to show wickedness
20  He exhorts to sanctification

What do the individual words in Proverbs 4:19 mean?

The way of the wicked [is] like darkness not they do know what makes them stumble -
דֶּ֣רֶךְ רְ֭שָׁעִים כָּֽאֲפֵלָ֑ה לֹ֥א יָ֝דְע֗וּ בַּמֶּ֥ה יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ פ

דֶּ֣רֶךְ  The  way 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
רְ֭שָׁעִים  of  the  wicked 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: רָשָׁע  
Sense: wicked, criminal.
כָּֽאֲפֵלָ֑ה  [is]  like  darkness 
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֲפֵלָה  
Sense: darkness, gloominess, calamity.
יָ֝דְע֗וּ  they  do  know 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: דָּעָה 
Sense: to know.
יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ  makes  them  stumble 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: כָּשַׁל  
Sense: to stumble, stagger, totter.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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