Proverbs 20:17 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹⁷ Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ Food gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Stolen bread is sweet, but afterward the mouth is full of gravel.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ The bread of lies is sweet to a man. But afterwards, his mouth will be filled with pebbles.

Proverbs 20:17 Cross References

Ecclesiastes 11:9

Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgement.

Hebrews 11:25

choosing rather to be evil entreated with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

Proverbs 4:17

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

Proverbs 20:16

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for strangers.