Proverbs 9:17

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

‘Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten secretly is tasty! ’

Cross References

Proverbs 20:17

Food gained by fraud is sweet to a person, but afterwards his mouth is full of gravel.

Proverbs 30:20

This is the way of an adulteress: she eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’

Ephesians 5:12

For it is shameful even to mention what is done by them in secret.

Romans 7:8

And sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment,  produced in me coveting of every kind. For apart from the law sin is dead.

Genesis 3:6

The woman saw that the tree was good for food and delightful to look at, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom. So she took some of its fruit and ate it; she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.

Proverbs 5:16

Should your springs flow in the streets, streams in the public squares?

Proverbs 5:18

Let your fountain be blessed, and take pleasure in the wife of your youth.