Proverbs 9:17

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

`Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.'

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 20:17 : 17 Sweet to a man `is' the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled `with' gravel.
  • Prov 23:31-32 : 31 See not wine when it showeth itself red, When it giveth in the cup its colour, It goeth up and down through the upright. 32 Its latter end -- as a serpent it biteth, And as a basilisk it stingeth.
  • Prov 30:20 : 20 So -- the way of an adulterous woman, She hath eaten and hath wiped her mouth, And hath said, `I have not done iniquity.'
  • Rom 7:8 : 8 `Thou shalt not covet;' and the sin having received an opportunity, through the command, did work in me all covetousness -- for apart from law sin is dead.
  • Eph 5:12 : 12 for the things in secret done by them it is a shame even to speak of,
  • Jas 1:14-15 : 14 and each one is tempted, by his own desires being led away and enticed, 15 afterward the desire having conceived, doth give birth to sin, and the sin having been perfected, doth bring forth death.
  • Gen 3:6 : 6 And the woman seeth that the tree `is' good for food, and that it `is' pleasant to the eyes, and the tree is desirable to make `one' wise, and she taketh of its fruit and eateth, and giveth also to her husband with her, and he doth eat;
  • 2 Kgs 5:24-27 : 24 and he cometh in unto the high place, and taketh out of their hand, and layeth up in the house, and sendeth away the men, and they go. 25 And he hath come in, and doth stand by his lord, and Elisha saith unto him, `Whence -- Gehazi?' and he saith, `Thy servant went not hither or thither.' 26 And he saith unto him, `My heart went not when the man turned from off his chariot to meet thee; is it a time to take silver, and to take garments, and olives, and vines, and flock, and herd, and men-servants, and maid-servants? 27 yea, the leprosy of Naaman doth cleave to thee, and to thy seed, -- to the age;' and he goeth out from before him -- leprous as snow.
  • Prov 7:18-20 : 18 Come, we are filled `with' loves till the morning, We delight ourselves in loves. 19 For the man is not in his house, He hath gone on a long journey. 20 A bag of money he hath taken in his hand, At the day of the new moon he cometh to his house.'

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 20:17
    78%

    17Sweet to a man `is' the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled `with' gravel.

  • Prov 9:18
    77%

    18And he hath not known that Rephaim `are' there, In deep places of Sheol her invited ones!

  • Prov 9:16
    76%

    16`Who `is' simple? let him turn aside hither.' And whoso lacketh heart -- she said to him,

  • Prov 9:4-5
    2 verses
    76%

    4`Who `is' simple? let him turn aside hither.' Whoso lacketh heart: she hath said to him,

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

  • Prov 27:7
    74%

    7A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And `to' a hungry soul every bitter thing `is' sweet.

  • Prov 6:30
    73%

    30They do not despise the thief, When he stealeth to fill his soul when he is hungry,

  • Job 20:12
    72%

    12Though he doth sweeten evil in his mouth, Doth hide it under his tongue,

  • Prov 4:17
    72%

    17For they have eaten bread of wickedness, And wine of violence they drink.

  • Prov 23:3
    72%

    3Have no desire to his dainties, seeing it `is' lying food.

  • Prov 24:13
    72%

    13Eat my son, honey that `is' good, And the honeycomb -- sweet to thy palate.

  • Prov 6:26
    72%

    26For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.

  • Prov 23:6-8
    3 verses
    70%

    6Eat not the bread of an evil eye, And have no desire to his dainties,

    7For as he hath thought in his soul, so `is' he, `Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart `is' not with thee.

    8Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that `are' sweet.

  • Ps 119:103
    70%

    103How sweet to my palate hath been Thy saying, Above honey to my mouth.

  • Prov 25:16
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    16Honey thou hast found -- eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated `with' it, and hast vomited it.

  • Prov 30:20
    69%

    20So -- the way of an adulterous woman, She hath eaten and hath wiped her mouth, And hath said, `I have not done iniquity.'

  • Prov 5:3-4
    2 verses
    69%

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

    4And her latter end `is' bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a sword `with' mouths.

  • Ps 19:10
    69%

    10They are more desirable than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey, Even liquid honey of the comb.

  • Prov 5:15
    69%

    15Drink waters out of thine own cistern, Even flowing ones out of thine own well.

  • Job 31:27
    69%

    27And my heart is enticed in secret, And my hand doth kiss my mouth,

  • Prov 13:2
    69%

    2From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous -- violence.

  • Prov 1:13
    69%

    13Every precious substance we find, We 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 cometh into thy heart, And knowledge to thy soul is pleasant,

  • Prov 16:24
    68%

    24Sayings of pleasantness `are' a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bone.

  • Prov 13:19
    68%

    19A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools `is': Turn from evil.

  • Prov 18:4
    68%

    4Deep waters `are' the words of a man's mouth, The fountain of wisdom `is' a flowing brook.

  • Prov 5:19-20
    2 verses
    68%

    19A hind of loves, and a roe of grace! Let her loves satisfy thee at all times, In her love magnify thyself continually.

    20And why dost thou magnify thyself, My son, with a stranger? And embrace the bosom of a strange woman?

  • Prov 1:11
    68%

    11If they say, `Come with us, we lay wait for blood, We watch secretly for the innocent without cause,

  • Prov 17:23
    67%

    23A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.

  • Job 34:3
    67%

    3For the ear doth try words, And the palate tasteth to eat.

  • Prov 22:18
    67%

    18For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips.

  • Job 24:19
    67%

    19Drought -- also heat -- consume snow-waters, Sheol `those who' have sinned.

  • Prov 7:18
    67%

    18Come, we are filled `with' loves till the morning, We delight ourselves in loves.

  • Prov 1:19
    67%

    19So `are' the paths of every gainer of dishonest gain, The life of its owners it taketh.

  • Eccl 11:1
    67%

    1Send forth thy bread on the face of the waters, For in the multitude of the days thou dost find it.

  • Prov 21:17
    67%

    17Whoso `is' loving mirth `is' a poor man, Whoso is loving wine and oil maketh no wealth.

  • Prov 21:14
    67%

    14A gift in secret pacifieth anger, And a bribe in the bosom strong fury.

  • Prov 29:24
    67%

    24Whoso is sharing with a thief is hating his own soul, Execration he heareth, and telleth not.

  • Prov 19:8
    67%

    8Whoso is getting heart is loving his soul, He is keeping understanding to find good.

  • Prov 17:1
    67%

    1Better `is' a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife.

  • Prov 27:16
    67%

    16Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.

  • Job 22:7
    67%

    7Thou causest not the weary to drink water, And from the hungry thou withholdest bread.

  • Obad 1:6
    67%

    6How hath Esau been searched out! Flowed out have his hidden things,

  • Prov 2:16
    67%

    16To deliver thee from the strange woman, From the stranger who hath made smooth her sayings,