Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Food gained by fraud tastes sweet, but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel. New Living Translation Stolen bread tastes sweet, but it turns to gravel in the mouth. English Standard Version Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel. Berean Standard Bible Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel. King James Bible Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. New King James Version Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel. New American Standard Bible Bread obtained by a lie is sweet to a person, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel. NASB 1995 Bread obtained by falsehood is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel. NASB 1977 Bread obtained by falsehood is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel. Legacy Standard Bible Bread obtained by lying is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel. Amplified Bible Food gained by deceit is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel [just as sin may be sweet at first, but later its consequences bring despair]. Christian Standard Bible Food gained by fraud is sweet to a person, but afterward his mouth is full of gravel. Holman Christian Standard Bible Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth is full of gravel. American Standard Version Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. Aramaic Bible in Plain English He pledges security to a man with deceitful bread, and after that, his mouth will be filled with pebbles. Contemporary English Version The food you get by cheating may taste delicious, but it turns to gravel. Douay-Rheims Bible The bread of lying is sweet to a man: but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. English Revised Version Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. GOD'S WORD® Translation Food gained dishonestly tastes sweet to a person, but afterwards his mouth will be filled with gravel. Good News Translation What you get by dishonesty you may enjoy like the finest food, but sooner or later it will be like a mouthful of sand. International Standard Version Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but later his mouth will be full of gravel. JPS Tanakh 1917 Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. Literal Standard Version The bread of falsehood [is] sweet to a man, | And afterward his mouth is filled [with] gravel. Majority Standard Bible Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel. New American Bible Bread earned by deceit is sweet, but afterward the mouth is filled with gravel. NET Bible Bread gained by deceit tastes sweet to a person, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel. New Revised Standard Version Bread gained by deceit is sweet, but afterward the mouth will be full of gravel. New Heart English Bible Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel. Webster's Bible Translation Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. World English Bible Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel. Young's Literal Translation Sweet to a man is the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled with gravel. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Wine is a Mocker…16Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner. 17Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel. 18Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.… Cross References Proverbs 9:17 "Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!" Proverbs 20:16 Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner. Lamentations 3:16 He has ground my teeth with gravel and trampled me in the dust. Treasury of Scripture Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. Jump to Previous Afterward Afterwards Bread Deceit Ends Falsehood Filled Food Fraud Fraudulent Full Gained Gravel Mouth Obtained Sand Sweet TastesJump to Next Afterward Afterwards Bread Deceit Ends Falsehood Filled Food Fraud Fraudulent Full Gained Gravel Mouth Obtained Sand Sweet TastesProverbs 20 1. Proper LivingVerse 17. - Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; Revised Version, bread of falsehood; i.e. bread gained without labour, or by unrighteous means (comp. Proverbs 10:2). This is agreeable because it is easily won, and has the relish of forbidden fruit. "Wickedness is sweet in his mouth" (Job 20:12). But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. He will find in his "bread" no nourishment, but rather discomfort and positive injury (comp. Job 20:14). The expression, "to eat gravel," is intimated in Lamentations 3:16, "He hath broken my teeth with gravel stones;" it implies grievous disappointment and unprofitableness. See here a warning against evil plesaures - Φεῦγ ἡδονὴν φέρουσαν ὕστερον βλάβην "Sperne voluptates: nocet empta dolore voluptas." Oort supposes that the gnome in the text is derived from a riddle, which asked, "What is sweet at first, but afterwards like sand in the mouth?" Hebrew Foodלֶ֣חֶם (le·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain gained by fraud שָׁ֑קֶר (šā·qer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood is sweet עָרֵ֣ב (‘ā·rêḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6149: To be sweet or pleasing to a man, לָ֭אִישׁ (lā·’îš) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person but later וְ֝אַחַ֗ר (wə·’a·ḥar) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 310: The hind or following part his mouth פִ֥יהוּ (p̄î·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to is full of יִמָּֽלֵא־ (yim·mā·lê-) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of gravel. חָצָֽץ׃ (ḥā·ṣāṣ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2687: Something cutting, gravel, an arrow Links Proverbs 20:17 NIVProverbs 20:17 NLT Proverbs 20:17 ESV Proverbs 20:17 NASB Proverbs 20:17 KJV Proverbs 20:17 BibleApps.com Proverbs 20:17 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 20:17 Chinese Bible Proverbs 20:17 French Bible Proverbs 20:17 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 20:17 Fraudulent food is sweet to a man (Prov. 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