Proverbs 4:17

For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

Cross-reference

In Proverbs 20:17, deceitful bread is sweet but turns to gravel — a parallel consequence to the wicked's feast on violence.

In Proverbs 9:17, stolen water and secret food illustrate the appeal of sin — a parallel to the bread of wickedness metaphor.

Proverbs 13:2 echoes the same consumption metaphor: the treacherous desire violence, parallel to the bread of wickedness and wine of violence.

Psalm 14:4 Parallel

In Psalm 14:4, evildoers eat God's people like bread — a strong parallel to the bread of wickedness metaphor.

In Jeremiah 5:26-28, wicked men grow fat from injustice — directly parallels the bread of wickedness and drink of violence.

In Ezekiel 22:25-29, leaders devour lives and shed blood — a strong parallel to drinking violence as wine.

In Amos 8:4-6, merchants exploit the poor and eagerly sell grain — parallels the bread of wickedness.

Matthew 23:14 shows scribes devouring widows' houses—the very bread of wickedness consumed through exploitation.

1 Kings 21:15 Historical context

1 Kings 21:15 records Jezebel taking Naboth's vineyard through murder—this is the bread of wickedness consumed by the powerful.

James 5:4 Parallel

James 5:4 condemns defrauding laborers—this is the wine of violence drunk by the wicked in Proverbs.

Micah 3:5 Parallel

In Micah 3:5, prophets preach for food — a parallel to the wicked who eat bread of wickedness.

Micah 6:12 Parallel

Micah 6:12 describes rich men full of violence and lies—the same bread of wickedness consumed by the wicked in Proverbs.

Zephaniah 3:3 depicts princes/judges as devouring wolves—their predatory consumption mirrors the bread of violence here.

James 5:5 Parallel

James 5:5 says the rich nourish their hearts in luxury—they feast on exploitation, like eating bread of wickedness.