Proverbs 20:17 - Easy To Read Version

If you get something by cheating, it may seem like a good thing. But in the end it will be worth nothing.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Food gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.

American Standard Version (1901)

Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Common English Bible

Stolen bread is sweet, but afterward the mouth is full of gravel.

Catholic Public Domain Version

The bread of lies is sweet to a man. But afterwards, his mouth will be filled with pebbles.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

The bread of lying is sweet to a man: but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Proverbs 20:17 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 20:16

You will lose your shirt if you make yourself responsible for another man’s debts.

Proverbs 4:17

Those people can’t live without doing evil and hurting other people.

Ecclesiastes 11:9

So young people, enjoy yourselves while you are young. Be happy! Do whatever your heart leads you to do. Do whatever you want. But remember that God will judge you for everything you do.

Hebrews 11:25

Moses chose not to enjoy the pleasures of sin. Those pleasures end quickly. Instead, Moses chose to suffer bad things with God’s people. Moses did this because he had faith.