Proverbs 20:17

The Scriptures 1998

Bread gained by deceit might be sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth is filled with gravel.

Cross References

Proverbs 20:16

Take the garment of one who is guarantor for a stranger, And hold it as a pledge when it is for foreigners.

Proverbs 4:17

For they have eaten the bread of wrongdoing, And they drink the wine of violence.

Ecclesiastes 11:9

Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart gladden you in the days of your youth. And walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these Elohim brings you into right-ruling.

Hebrews 11:25

choosing rather to be afflicted with the people of Elohim than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time,