Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is delicious!” New Living Translation “Stolen water is refreshing; food eaten in secret tastes the best!” English Standard Version “Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.” Berean Standard Bible “Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!” King James Bible Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. New King James Version “Stolen water is sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.” New American Standard Bible “Stolen water is sweet; And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.” NASB 1995 “Stolen water is sweet; And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.” NASB 1977 “Stolen water is sweet; And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.” Legacy Standard Bible “Stolen water is sweet; And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.” Amplified Bible “Stolen waters (pleasures) are sweet [because they are forbidden]; And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.” Christian Standard Bible “Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten secretly is tasty! ” Holman Christian Standard Bible Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten secretly is tasty!” American Standard Version Stolen waters are sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant. Contemporary English Version "Stolen water tastes best, and the food you eat in secret tastes best of all." English Revised Version Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Stolen waters are sweet, and food eaten in secret is tasty." Good News Translation "Stolen water is sweeter. Stolen bread tastes better." International Standard Version "Stolen waters are sweet, and food eaten in secret is delicious." Majority Standard Bible “Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!” NET Bible "Stolen waters are sweet, and food obtained in secret is pleasant!" New Heart English Bible "Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant." Webster's Bible Translation Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. World English Bible “Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Version“Stolen waters are sweet, "" And hidden bread is pleasant.” Young's Literal Translation 'Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.' Smith's Literal Translation Stolen waters will be sweet, and the bread of secrets shall be pleasant. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleStolen waters are sweeter, and hid den bread is more pleasant. Catholic Public Domain Version “Stolen waters are more soothing, and secret bread is more pleasant.” New American Bible Stolen water is sweet, and bread taken secretly is pleasing!” New Revised Standard Version “Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleStolen waters are sweet and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Stolen waters are sweet, and secret bread is pleasant, OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Stolen waters are sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.' Brenton Septuagint Translation Take and enjoy secret bread, and the sweet water of theft. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Way of Folly…16“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment. 17“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!” 18But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.… Cross References Genesis 3:6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it. James 1:14-15 But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. 2 Samuel 11:2-4 One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman. / So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” / Then David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he slept with her. (Now she had just purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned home. Matthew 7:13-14 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. / But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it. Romans 7:15-23 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do. But what I hate, I do. / And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good. / In that case, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. ... 1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it. Galatians 5:19-21 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. Ephesians 5:11-12 Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. / For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. 1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. Psalm 10:9-10 He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net. / They are crushed and beaten down; the helpless fall prey to his strength. Psalm 36:1-4 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD. An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes. / For his eyes are too full of conceit to detect or hate his own sin. / The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing. ... Isaiah 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter. Jeremiah 23:14 And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to Me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.” Hosea 7:6-7 For they prepare their heart like an oven while they lie in wait; all night their anger smolders; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire. / All of them are hot as an oven, and they devour their rulers. All their kings fall; not one of them calls upon Me. Micah 2:1 Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands. Treasury of Scripture Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. stolen Proverbs 20:17 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. Proverbs 23:31,32 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright… Genesis 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. eaten in secret Proverbs 7:18-20 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves… Proverbs 30:20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness. 2 Kings 5:24-27 And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed… Jump to Previous Bread Delicious Drink Eaten Food Hidden Pleasant Pleasing Right Secrecy Secret Stolen Sweet Water WatersJump to Next Bread Delicious Drink Eaten Food Hidden Pleasant Pleasing Right Secrecy Secret Stolen Sweet Water WatersProverbs 9 1. The discipline4. and the doctrine of wisdom 13. The custom 16. and error of folly Stolen water This phrase evokes the imagery of something taken illicitly, suggesting an act of theft or deceit. In the Hebrew context, "water" often symbolizes life, sustenance, and purity. The act of stealing water implies a violation of trust and a pursuit of satisfaction through wrongful means. Historically, water was a precious resource in the arid regions of the ancient Near East, making its theft a serious offense. Spiritually, this phrase warns against seeking fulfillment in ways that are contrary to God's commandments, highlighting the allure of sin and its deceptive promise of satisfaction. is sweet and bread eaten in secret is pleasant Bread eaten in secret.--The same figure is used in Proverbs 30:20. Verse 17. - This is what she says: Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. The metaphor of "stolen waters" refers primarily to adulterous intercourse, as to "drink waters out of one's own cistern" (Proverbs 5:15, where see note) signifies the chaste connection of lawful wedlock. Wisdom offered flesh and wine to her guests; Folly offers bread and water. Wisdom invites openly to a well furnished table; Folly calls to a secret meal of barest victuals. What the former offers is rich and satisfying and comforting; what Vice gives is poor and mean and insipid. Yet this latter has the charm of being forbidden; it is attractive because it is unlawful. This is a trait of corrupt human nature, which is recognized universally. Thus Ovid, 'Amor.,' 3:4, 17 -"Nitimur in vetitum semper, cupimusque negata; Hebrew “Stolenגְּנוּבִ֥ים (gə·nū·ḇîm) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural Strong's 1589: To thieve, to deceive water מַֽיִם־ (ma·yim-) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen is sweet, יִמְתָּ֑קוּ (yim·tā·qū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 4985: To become or be sweet or pleasant and bread וְלֶ֖חֶם (wə·le·ḥem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain [eaten] in secret סְתָרִ֣ים (sə·ṯā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5643: A covering, hiding place, secrecy is tasty!” יִנְעָֽם׃ (yin·‘ām) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5276: To be pleasant, delightful, or lovely Links Proverbs 9:17 NIVProverbs 9:17 NLT Proverbs 9:17 ESV Proverbs 9:17 NASB Proverbs 9:17 KJV Proverbs 9:17 BibleApps.com Proverbs 9:17 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 9:17 Chinese Bible Proverbs 9:17 French Bible Proverbs 9:17 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 9:17 Stolen water is sweet (Prov. 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