Proverbs 9:17
Stollen waters are sweete, and hid bread is pleasant.
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- Prov 20:17 : 17 The bread of deceit is sweete to a man: but afterward his mouth shalbe filled with grauel.
- Prov 23:31-32 : 31 Looke not thou vpon the wine, when it is red, and when it sheweth his colour in the cup, or goeth downe pleasantly. 32 In the ende thereof it will bite like a serpent, and hurt like a cockatrise.
- Prov 30:20 : 20 Such is ye way also of an adulterous woman: she eateth and wipeth her mouth, and sayth, I haue not committed iniquitie.
- Rom 7:8 : 8 But sinne tooke an occasion by ye commandement, and wrought in me all maner of concupiscence: for without the Lawe sinne is dead.
- Eph 5:12 : 12 For it is shame euen to speake of the things which are done of them in secret.
- Jas 1:14-15 : 14 But euery man is tempted, when hee is drawen away by his owne concupiscence, and is entised. 15 Then when lust hath conceiued, it bringeth foorth sinne, and sinne when it is finished, bringeth foorth death.
- Gen 3:6 : 6 So the woman (seeing that the tree was good for meate, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to get knowledge) tooke of the fruite thereof, and did eate, & gaue also to her husband with her, and he did eate.
- 2 Kgs 5:24-27 : 24 And when he came to the towre, he tooke them out of their handes, and laide them in the house, & sent away the men: & they departed. 25 Then he went in, and stoode before his master; Elisha said vnto him, Whence commest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy seruant went no whither. 26 But he saide vnto him, Went not mine heart with thee when the man turned againe fro his charet to meete thee? Is this a time to take money, and to receiue garments, and oliues, and vineyardes, and sheepe, and oxen, and men seruants, and maide seruants? 27 The leprosie therefore of Naaman shall cleaue vnto thee, and to thy seede for euer; he went out from his presence a leper white as snowe.
- Prov 7:18-20 : 18 Come, let vs take our fill of loue vntill the morning: let vs take our pleasure in daliance. 19 For mine husbande is not at home: he is gone a iourney farre off. 20 He hath taken with him a bagge of siluer, and will come home at the day appointed.
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17 The bread of deceit is sweete to a man: but afterward his mouth shalbe filled with grauel.
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18 But he knoweth not, that ye dead are there, and that her ghestes are in the depth of hell.
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16 Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, shee sayth also,
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4 Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, she sayth,
5 Come, and eate of my meate, and drinke of the wine that I haue drawen.
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7 The person that is full, despiseth an hony combe: but vnto the hungry soule euery bitter thing is sweete.
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30 Men do not despise a thiefe, when he stealeth, to satisfie his soule, because he is hungrie.
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12 When wickednesse was sweete in his mouth, and he hid it vnder his tongue,
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17 For they eate the breade of wickednesse, and drinke the wine of violence.
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3 Be not desirous of his deintie meates: for it is a deceiuable meate.
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13 My sonne, eate hony, for it is good, and the hony combe, for it is sweete vnto thy mouth.
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26 For because of the whorish woman a man is brought to a morsell of bread, and a woman wil hunt for the precious life of a man.
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6 Eate thou not the bread of him that hath an euil eye, neither desire his deintie meates.
7 For as though he thought it in his heart, so will hee say vnto thee, Eate and drinke: but his heart is not with thee.
8 Thou shalt vomit thy morsels that thou hast eaten, and thou shalt lose thy sweete wordes.
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103 Howe sweete are thy promises vnto my mouth! yea, more then hony vnto my mouth.
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16 If thou haue found hony, eate that is sufficient for thee, least thou be ouerfull, & vomit it.
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20 Such is ye way also of an adulterous woman: she eateth and wipeth her mouth, and sayth, I haue not committed iniquitie.
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3 For the lippes of a strange woman drop as an honie combe, and her mouth is more soft then oyle.
4 But the end of her is bitter as wormewood, and sharpe as a two edged sworde.
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10 And more to be desired then golde, yea, then much fine golde: sweeter also then honie and the honie combe.
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15 Drinke the water of thy cisterne, and of the riuers out of the middes of thine owne well.
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27 If mine heart did flatter me in secrete, or if my mouth did kisse mine hand,
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2 A man shall eate good things by the fruite of his mouth: but the soule of the trespassers shall suffer violence.
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13 We shall finde all precious riches, and fill our houses with spoyle:
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17 Her wayes are wayes of pleasure, and all her pathes prosperitie.
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10 When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and knowledge deliteth thy soule,
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24 Faire wordes are as an hony combe, sweetenesse to the soule, and health to the bones.
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19 A desire accomplished deliteth ye soule: but it is an abomination to fooles to depart from euil.
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4 The words of a mans mouth are like deepe waters, and the welspring of wisdome is like a flowing riuer.
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19 Let her be as the louing hinde and pleasant roe: let her brests satisfie thee at all times, and delite in her loue continually.
20 For why shouldest thou delite, my sonne, in a strange woman, or embrace the bosome of a stranger?
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11 If they say, Come with vs, we will lay waite for blood, and lie priuilie for the innocent without a cause:
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23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosome to wrest the wayes of iudgement.
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3 For the eare tryeth the words, as the mouth tasteth meate.
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18 For it shalbe pleasant, if thou keepe them in thy bellie, and if they be directed together in thy lippes.
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19 As the dry ground and heate consume the snowe waters, so shall the graue the sinners.
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18 Come, let vs take our fill of loue vntill the morning: let vs take our pleasure in daliance.
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19 Such are the wayes of euery one that is greedy of gaine: he would take away the life of the owners thereof.
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1 Cast thy bread vpon the waters: for after many daies thou shalt finde it.
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17 Hee that loueth pastime, shalbe a poore man: and he that loueth wine and oyle, shall not be riche.
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14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger, and a gift in the bosome great wrath.
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24 He that is partner with a thiefe, hateth his owne soule: he heareth cursing, & declareth it not.
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8 He that possesseth vnderstanding, loueth his owne soule, and keepeth wisdome to finde goodnesse.
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1 Better is a dry morsell, if peace be with it, then an house full of sacrifices with strife.
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16 He that hideth her, hideth the winde, & she is as ye oyle in his right hand, that vttereth it selfe.
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7 To such as were wearie, thou hast not giuen water to drinke, and hast withdrawen bread from the hungrie.
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6 Howe are the things of Esau sought vp, and his treasures searched?
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16 And it shall deliuer thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger, which flattereth with her wordes.