Proverbs 20:17

New International Reader's Version

Food gained by cheating tastes sweet. But you will end up with a mouth full of gravel.

Cross References

Proverbs 20:16

Take the coat of one who puts up money for what a stranger owes. Hold it until you get paid back if it is done for an outsider.

Proverbs 4:17

They do evil just as easily as they eat food. They hurt others as easily as they drink wine.

Ecclesiastes 11:9

You young people, be happy while you are still young. Let your heart be joyful while you are still strong. Do what your heart tells you to do. Go after what your eyes look at. But I want you to know that God will judge you for everything you do.

Hebrews 11:25

He chose to be treated badly together with the people of God. He chose not to enjoy sin’s pleasures. They only last for a short time.