Proverbs 9:17
Stolen waters are sweete, & the bread that is priuily eaten, hath a good taste.
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- Prov 20:17 : 17 A man liketh the bread that is gotten with deceipt: but at the last his mouth shalbe filled with grauell.
- Prov 23:31-32 : 31 Looke not thou vpon the wine howe red it is, and what a colour it geueth in the glasse: 32 It goeth downe sweetely, but at the last it byteth like a serpent, and stingeth lyke an adder.
- Prov 30:20 : 20 Such is the way also of a wyfe that breaketh wedlocke, which wypeth her mouth lyke as when she hath eaten, and sayth, as for me I haue done no wickednesse.
- Rom 7:8 : 8 But sinne, takyng occasion by the commaundement, wrought in me all maner of concupiscence. For without the lawe, sinne was dead.
- Eph 5:12 : 12 For it is shame euen to name those thynges whiche are done of them in secrete.
- Jas 1:14-15 : 14 But euery man is tempted, when he is drawen away, & entised of his owne concupiscence. 15 Then, when lust hath conceaued, it bryngeth foorth sinne: and sinne when it is finished, bryngeth foorth death.
- Gen 3:6 : 6 And so the woman, seing that the same tree was good to eate of, and pleasaunt to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, toke of the fruite therof, and dyd eate, and gaue also vnto her husbande beyng with her, and he dyd eate.
- 2 Kgs 5:24-27 : 24 And when he came to the lower place, he toke 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 stoode before his maister: And Elisa said vnto him, whece commest thou Gehezi? He saide: Thy seruaunt went no whyther. 26 But he saide vnto him: went not myne heart with thee when the man turned againe from his charet to meete thee? Is it now a tyme to receaue money, to receaue garmentes, olyue trees, vnieyardes, sheepe, and oxen, men seruauntes, and mayde seruauntes. 27 The leprosie therefore of Naaman shal cleaue vnto thee, and vnto thy seede for euer. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snowe.
- Prov 7:18-20 : 18 Come let vs take our fill of loue vntyll the morning, and let vs solace our selues with the pleasures of loue. 19 For the good man is not at home, he is gone farre of. 20 He hath taken the bagge of money with hym, and wyll returne at the appointed solempne feast.
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17 A man liketh the bread that is gotten with deceipt: but at the last his mouth shalbe filled with grauell.
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18 And he doth not consider that they are but dead whiche be there, and that her ghestes are in the deepe of hell.
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16 Who so is ignoraunt sayeth she let hym come hyther: and to the vnwyse she saith,
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4 Who so is without knowledge, let him come hither: And to the vnwise she said,
5 O come on your way, eate my bread, and drinke my wine whiche I haue powred out for you.
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7 He that is full, abhorreth an honye combe: but vnto hym that is hungrye, euery sowre thing is sweete.
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30 Men do not vtterly despise a thiefe that stealeth to satisfie his soule, when he is hungrie:
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12 When wickednesse was sweete in his mouth, he hyd it vnder his tongue.
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17 For they eate the bread of wickednes, and drinke the wine of robberie.
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3 Be not desirous of his daintie meates, for meate begyleth and deceaueth.
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13 My sonne, eate thou hony because it is good, and the hony combe, for it is sweete vnto thy mouth:
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26 By an harlot a man is brought to beg his bread, and a woman wyll hunte for the pretious life of man.
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6 Eate thou not the bread of hym that hath an euyll eye: neither desire thou his daintie meate.
7 For as though he thought it in his heart, he saith, eate and drinke: where as his heart is not with thee.
8 The morsels that thou hast eaten shalt thou parbreake, and loose those sweete wordes.
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103 Howe sweete are thy wordes vnto my throte: truely they be sweeter then hony is to my mouth.
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16 If thou findest honie, eate so muche as is sufficient for thee: lest thou be ouer full, and parbreake it out agayne.
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20 Such is the way also of a wyfe that breaketh wedlocke, which wypeth her mouth lyke as when she hath eaten, and sayth, as for me I haue done no wickednesse.
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3 For the lippes of a straunge woman are a dropping hony combe, and her throte is more glistering then oyle:
4 But at the laste she is as bitter as wormewood, and as sharpe as a two edged sworde.
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10 They are more to be desired then golde, yea then much fine golde: they are also sweeter then hony and the hony combe.
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15 Drinke of the water of thyne owne well, and of the riuers that runne out of thyne owne spring.
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27 Hath my heart medled priuyly with any disceite? or did I euer kisse myne owne hande?
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2 Of the fruite of a wise mans mouth shall eche man eate good thynges: but the wicked shall eate of the fruite of the transgressours.
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13 So shall we finde all maner of costly riches, and fill our houses with spoyles:
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17 Her wayes are pleasaunt wayes, and all her pathes are peaceable.
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10 When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and thy soule deliteth in knowledge:
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24 Fayre wordes are an hony combe, a refresshyng of the mynde, and health of the bones.
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19 When a desire is brought to passe, it deliteth the soule: but fooles count it abhomination to depart from euyll.
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4 The wordes of a wyse mans mouth are lyke deepe waters: and the well of wisdome is like a full streame.
- Prov 5:19-202 verses68%
19 Let her be as the louyng Hinde and pleasaunt Roe: let her breastes alway satisfie thee, and holde thee euer content with her loue.
20 Why wylt thou my sonne haue pleasure in a straunge woman, and embrace the bosome of a straunger?
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11 If they say, come with vs, let vs lay wayte for blood, and lurke priuily for the innocent without a cause:
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23 The vngodly taketh gyftes out of the bosome, to wrest the wayes of iudgement.
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3 For the eare discerneth wordes, and the mouth tasteth the meates.
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18 For it is a pleasaunt thing if thou kepe them in thyne heart, and order them in thy lippes:
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19 As the drye grounde and heate consume the snowye waters: so shall the graue the sinners.
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18 Come let vs take our fill of loue vntyll the morning, and let vs solace our selues with the pleasures of loue.
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19 Such are the wayes of euery one that is greedie of gayne, who taketh away the life of the owner therof.
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1 Lay thy bread vpon wette faces, and so shalt thou finde it after many dayes.
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17 He that hath pleasure in bankettes shalbe a poore man: and whoso delighteth in wyne and delicates, shall not be riche.
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14 A priuie rewarde pacifieth displeasure: and a gyft in the bosome stylleth furiousnesse.
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24 Who so is partner with a thiefe, hateth his owne soule: he heareth blasphemie and telleth it not foorth.
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8 He that is wise loueth his owne soule, and kepeth vnderstanding, that he may prosper.
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1 Better is a drye morsell with quietnesse, then a house full of fat offeryng with strife.
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16 He that stilleth her, stilleth the winde, and stoppeth the smell of the oyntment in his hande.
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7 To such as were weery, hast thou geuen no water to drinke, & hast withdrawen bread from the hungrie.
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6 Howe are the thinges of Esau sought vp, and his treasures searched?
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16 That thou mayest be deliuered also from the straunge woman, and from her that is not thine owne, which geueth sweete wordes,