Proverbs 9:17

American Standard Version (1901)

Stolen waters are sweet, And bread [eaten] in secret is pleasant.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 20:17 : 17 Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
  • Prov 23:31-32 : 31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the cup, When it goeth down smoothly: 32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, And stingeth like an adder.
  • Prov 30:20 : 20 So is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, I have done no wickedness.
  • Rom 7:8 : 8 but sin, finding occasion, wrought in me through the commandment all manner of coveting: for apart from the law sin [is] dead.
  • Eph 5:12 : 12 for the things which are done by them in secret it is a shame even to speak of.
  • Jas 1:14-15 : 14 but each man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed. 15 Then the lust, when it hath conceived, beareth sin: and the sin, when it is fullgrown, bringeth forth death.
  • Gen 3:6 : 6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.
  • 2 Kgs 5:24-27 : 24 And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed. 25 But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither. 26 And he said unto him, Went not my heart [with thee], when the man turned from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards and vineyards, and sheep and oxen, and men-servants and maid-servants? 27 The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper [as white] as snow.
  • Prov 7:18-20 : 18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning; Let us solace ourselves with loves. 19 For the man is not at home; He is gone a long journey: 20 He hath taken a bag of money with him; He will come home at the full moon.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 20:17
    78%

    17Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

  • Prov 9:18
    77%

    18But he knoweth not that the dead are there; That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

  • Prov 9:16
    76%

    16Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

  • Prov 9:4-5
    2 verses
    76%

    4Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: As for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

    5Come, eat ye of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled.

  • Prov 27:7
    74%

    7The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

  • Prov 6:30
    73%

    30Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy himself when he is hungry:

  • Job 20:12
    72%

    12Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, Though he hide it under his tongue,

  • Prov 4:17
    72%

    17For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.

  • Prov 23:3
    72%

    3Be not desirous of his dainties; Seeing they are deceitful food.

  • Prov 24:13
    72%

    13My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste:

  • Prov 6:26
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    26For on account of a harlot [a man is brought] to a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.

  • Prov 23:6-8
    3 verses
    70%

    6Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties:

    7For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.

    8The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy sweet words.

  • Ps 119:103
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    103How sweet are thy words unto my taste! [Yea, sweeter] than honey to my mouth!

  • Prov 25:16
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    16Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

  • Prov 30:20
    69%

    20So is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, I have done no wickedness.

  • Prov 5:3-4
    2 verses
    69%

    3For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:

    4But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.

  • Ps 19:10
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    10More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb.

  • Prov 5:15
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    15Drink waters out of thine own cistern, And running waters out of thine own well.

  • Job 31:27
    69%

    27And my heart hath been secretly enticed, And my mouth hath kissed my hand:

  • Prov 13:2
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    2A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherous [shall eat] violence.

  • Prov 1:13
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    13We shall find all precious substance; We shall fill our houses with spoil;

  • Prov 3:17
    68%

    17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace.

  • Prov 2:10
    68%

    10For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;

  • Prov 16:24
    68%

    24Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

  • Prov 13:19
    68%

    19The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

  • Prov 18:4
    68%

    4The words of a man's mouth are [as] deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is [as] a flowing brook.

  • Prov 5:19-20
    2 verses
    68%

    19[ As] a loving hind and a pleasant doe, Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; And be thou ravished always with her love.

    20For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?

  • Prov 1:11
    68%

    11If they say, Come with us, Let us lay wait for blood; Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause;

  • Prov 17:23
    67%

    23A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.

  • Job 34:3
    67%

    3For the ear trieth words, As the palate tasteth food.

  • Prov 22:18
    67%

    18For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, If they be established together upon thy lips.

  • Job 24:19
    67%

    19Drought and heat consume the snow waters: [So doth] Sheol [those that] have sinned.

  • Prov 7:18
    67%

    18Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning; Let us solace ourselves with loves.

  • Prov 1:19
    67%

    19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

  • Eccl 11:1
    67%

    1Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.

  • Prov 21:17
    67%

    17He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

  • Prov 21:14
    67%

    14A gift in secret pacifieth anger; And a present in the bosom, strong wrath.

  • Prov 29:24
    67%

    24Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul; He heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.

  • Prov 19:8
    67%

    8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.

  • Prov 17:1
    67%

    1Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife.

  • Prov 27:16
    67%

    16He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.

  • Job 22:7
    67%

    7Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

  • Obad 1:6
    67%

    6How are [the things of] Esau searched! how are his hidden treasures sought out!

  • Prov 2:16
    67%

    16To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words;