Proverbs 20:17

The Passion Translation

What you obtain dishonestly may seem sweet at first, but sooner or later you’ll live to regret it.

Cross References

Proverbs 20:16

Anyone stupid enough to guarantee a loan for a stranger deserves to have his property held as security.

Proverbs 4:17

They feed on darkness and drink until they’re drunk on the wine of wickedness.

Hebrews 11:25

choosing instead to suffer mistreatment with the people of God. Moses preferred faith’s certainty above the momentary enjoyment of sin’s pleasures.