Verse 17

Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Stjålne vann er søte, og skjult brød er deilig.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Stjålne vann er søte, og brød spist i skjul er deilig.

• Norsk King James

  Stjålne vann er søte, og brød som spises i hemmelighet er deilig.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Stjålet vann er søtt, og brød spist i hemmelighet er deilig.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  "Stjålet vann er søtt, og brød spist i hemmelighet er godt."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  'Stjålent vann er søtt, og brød spist i stillhet er behagelig.'

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Stjålne vann er søte, og brød spist i det skjulte er behagelig.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  'Stjålent vann er søtt, og brød spist i stillhet er behagelig.'

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  'Stjålet vann er søtt, og brød spist i skjul er deilig.'

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Proverbs.9.17", "source": "מַֽיִם־גְּנוּבִ֥ים יִמְתָּ֑קוּ וְלֶ֖חֶם סְתָרִ֣ים יִנְעָֽם׃", "text": "*mayim-gnûbîm* *yimtāqû* *wleḥem* *stārîm* *yinʿām*", "grammar": { "*mayim-gnûbîm*": "masculine plural noun with Qal passive participle masculine plural - stolen waters", "*yimtāqû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they are sweet", "*wleḥem*": "conjunction with masculine noun construct - and bread of", "*stārîm*": "masculine plural noun - secret places/hiding", "*yinʿām*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it is pleasant" }, "variants": { "*mayim-gnûbîm*": "stolen waters/illicit waters", "*yimtāqû*": "they are sweet/taste good/are pleasant", "*leḥem*": "bread/food/meal", "*stārîm*": "secret places/hiding/concealment", "*yinʿām*": "it is pleasant/delightful/agreeable" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  «Stjålet vann er søtt, og brød som spises i det skjulte, smaker godt.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  De stjaalne Vande ere søde, og det skjulte Brød er nydeligt.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Stjålet vann er søtt, og brød spist i det skjulte er behagelig.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  "Stjålet vann er søtt, og mat spist i skjul er behagelig."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  "Stjålen vann er søtt, og skjult brød er godt."

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Stjålne vann er søte, og brød spist i hemmelighet er deilig.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Vann stjålet i hemmelighet er søtt, og mat i skjul er tiltrekkende.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  stollen waters are swete, & the bred that is preuely eaten, hath a good taist.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Stollen waters are sweete, and hid bread is pleasant.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Stolen waters are sweete, & the bread that is priuily eaten, hath a good taste.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Drink taken without right is sweet, and food in secret is pleasing.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “Stolen waters are sweet, and food obtained in secret is pleasant!”

Referenced Verses

• Prov 20:17 : 17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
• Prov 23:31-32 : 31 Do not look upon the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it swirls smoothly. 32 At the last it bites like a serpent, and stings like a viper.
• Prov 30:20 : 20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eats and wipes her mouth and says, I have done no wrong.
• Rom 7:8 : 8 But sin, taking opportunity by the commandment, worked in me all kinds of covetousness. For without the law, sin was dead.
• Eph 5:12 : 12 For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret.
• Jas 1:14-15 : 14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed. 15 Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin: and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.
• Gen 3:6 : 6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of the fruit and ate, and gave also to her husband with her; and he ate.
• 2 Kgs 5:24-27 : 24 And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hands, and stored 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 to him, Where have you been, Gehazi? And he said, Your servant went nowhere. 26 And he said to him, Did not my heart go with you, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive clothing, olive groves, and vineyards, sheep, oxen, male servants, and female servants? 27 Therefore the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you, and to your descendants forever. 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 delight ourselves with love. 19 For the man is not at home; he has gone on a long journey; 20 He has taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the appointed day.