Proverbs 20:17

God's Word

Food gained dishonestly tastes sweet to a person, but afterwards his mouth will be filled with gravel.

Cross References

Proverbs 20:16

Hold on to the garment of one who guarantees a stranger’s loan, and hold responsible the person who makes a loan on behalf of a foreigner.

Proverbs 4:17

They eat food obtained through wrongdoing and drink wine obtained through violence.

Ecclesiastes 11:9

You young people should enjoy yourselves while you’re young. You should let your hearts make you happy when you’re young. Follow wherever your heart leads you and whatever your eyes see. But realize that God will make you give an account for all these things when he judges everyone.

Hebrews 11:25

He chose to suffer with God’s people rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a little while.