Proverbs 20:17

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Food gained by deceit is sweet to a person, but afterward their mouth is full of gravel.

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  • Prov 9:17-18 : 17 Stolen water is sweet, and food eaten in secret is delicious. 18 But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
  • Eccl 11:9 : 9 Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart be glad in the days of your prime. Follow the ways of your heart and the sights of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
  • Lam 3:15-16 : 15 He has filled me with bitterness; He has made me drink wormwood. 16 He has broken my teeth with gravel; He has made me cower in ashes.
  • Heb 11:25 : 25 He chose to suffer affliction with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.
  • Gen 3:6-7 : 6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized that they were naked. So they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
  • Job 20:12-20 : 12 Though evil tastes sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue, 13 though he cherishes it and does not let it go, but keeps it in the midst of his mouth, 14 yet his food in his stomach is turned to the venom of cobras within him. 15 He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God drives it out of his stomach. 16 He will suck the venom of cobras; the tongue of a viper will kill him. 17 He will not see the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and butter. 18 He will give back the fruit of his labor but will not swallow it; like the wealth of his trade, he will not enjoy it. 19 For he has crushed and abandoned the poor; he has seized a house he did not build. 20 Because he knew no peace in his heart, he will not retain any of his treasures.
  • Prov 4:17 : 17 They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 9:17
    78%

    17Stolen water is sweet, and food eaten in secret is delicious.

  • Prov 23:3
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    3Do not crave his delicacies, for they are deceptive food.

  • Job 20:12-14
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    75%

    12Though evil tastes sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue,

    13though he cherishes it and does not let it go, but keeps it in the midst of his mouth,

    14yet his food in his stomach is turned to the venom of cobras within him.

  • Prov 27:6-7
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    6Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.

    7A satisfied soul tramples on honey, but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.

  • Prov 23:6-8
    3 verses
    74%

    6Do not eat the bread of a stingy person, nor crave his delicacies.

    7For as he thinks within himself, so is he. He says to you, 'Eat and drink,' but his heart is not with you.

    8You will vomit up the morsel you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.

  • Prov 20:14-16
    3 verses
    72%

    14'It’s no good, it’s no good!' says the buyer; then he goes away and boasts about the deal.

    15There is gold and an abundance of jewels, but lips of knowledge are a precious treasure.

    16Take a garment as security from one who guarantees a stranger's debt; hold it in pledge if it is for a foreign woman.

  • Prov 18:20
    71%

    20From the fruit of a man's mouth, his stomach is filled; he is satisfied with the yield of his lips.

  • Prov 13:2
    71%

    2From the fruit of their lips, people enjoy good things, but the appetite of the treacherous desires violence.

  • Prov 12:14
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    14From the fruit of their lips, people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward.

  • Prov 4:17
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    17They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

  • Prov 20:18
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    18Plans are established by counsel; with wise guidance wage your war.

  • Prov 25:16
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    16If you find honey, eat only as much as you need, lest you eat too much of it and vomit.

  • Prov 20:25
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    25It is a trap for someone to dedicate something rashly and only later to reconsider their vows.

  • Prov 6:26
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    26For a prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man hunts a precious life.

  • Prov 24:13
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    13Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to your taste.

  • Prov 29:5
    70%

    5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.

  • Prov 17:23
    69%

    23The wicked accept a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.

  • Obad 1:7
    69%

    7All your allies have driven you to your border; those at peace with you have deceived you; they have prevailed against you. Those who eat your bread have set a trap under you—there is no understanding in him.

  • Ps 50:19
    69%

    19You let your mouth speak evil, and your tongue devises deceit.

  • Prov 21:6
    69%

    6The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a trap of death.

  • Prov 30:20
    69%

    20This is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats, wipes her mouth, and says, 'I have done nothing wrong.'

  • Prov 26:27-28
    2 verses
    69%

    27Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and the one who rolls a stone—it will come back upon them.

    28A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

  • Prov 28:21
    69%

    21To show partiality is not good, yet for a piece of bread, a man will transgress.

  • Ps 10:7
    69%

    7His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are trouble and iniquity.

  • Prov 12:20
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    20Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but joy is for those who counsel peace.

  • Ps 36:3
    68%

    3For he flatters himself in his own eyes, thinking his iniquity will not be discovered or hated.

  • Prov 28:19
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    19Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but the one who chases worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

  • Prov 17:20
    68%

    20A crooked heart will not find good, and the one with a deceitful tongue will fall into trouble.

  • Job 33:20
    68%

    20Their life begins to loathe food, and their soul rejects even the most desirable meal.

  • Prov 6:30
    68%

    30Men do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.

  • Prov 16:26
    68%

    26The laborer’s appetite works for him; his hunger drives him on.

  • Prov 26:19
    68%

    19so is the one who deceives their neighbor and says, 'I was only joking!'

  • Prov 12:11
    68%

    11Those who work their land will have plenty of food, but those who chase fantasies lack sense.

  • Ps 55:21
    67%

    21He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; he has violated his covenant.

  • Ezek 4:17
    67%

    17'In this way, they will lack bread and water, and they will be appalled at one another and waste away because of their iniquity.'

  • Prov 5:4
    67%

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

  • Mic 6:12
    67%

    12Her rich men are full of violence; her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.

  • Prov 25:19
    67%

    19Confidence in an unfaithful person in a time of trouble is like a bad tooth or a foot out of joint.

  • Job 20:18
    67%

    18He will give back the fruit of his labor but will not swallow it; like the wealth of his trade, he will not enjoy it.

  • Eccl 6:7
    67%

    7All human toil is for their mouth, yet their appetite is never satisfied.

  • Job 20:20
    67%

    20Because he knew no peace in his heart, he will not retain any of his treasures.

  • Isa 44:20
    67%

    20He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has led him astray, and he cannot save himself or say, 'Isn't there a lie in my right hand?'