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Proverbs 9:17

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Stolen waters are sweet, and bread [eaten] in secret is pleasant.

Stolen {H1589} waters {H4325} are sweet {H4985}, and bread {H3899} eaten in secret {H5643} is pleasant {H5276}.

"Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is pleasant."

“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”

Stolen waters are sweet, And breadeatenin secret is pleasant.

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Cross-References

  • Proverbs 20:17 (12 votes)

    ¶ Bread of deceit [is] sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

  • Proverbs 23:31 (7 votes)

    Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, [when] it moveth itself aright.

  • Proverbs 23:32 (7 votes)

    At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

  • James 1:14 (4 votes)

    But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

  • James 1:15 (4 votes)

    Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

  • Proverbs 30:20 (4 votes)

    Such [is] the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

  • 2 Kings 5:24 (3 votes)

    And when he came to the tower, he took [them] from their hand, and bestowed [them] in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.