Proverbs 9:17
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English Standard 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."

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten secretly is tasty!"

International Standard Version
"Stolen waters are sweet, and food eaten in secret is delicious."

NET Bible
"Stolen waters are sweet, and food obtained in secret is pleasant!"

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“Stolen waters are sweet, and secret bread is pleasant”,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Stolen waters are sweet, and food eaten in secret is tasty."

King James 2000 Bible
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

American King James Version
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

American Standard Version
Stolen waters are sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Stolen waters are sweeter, and hid den bread is more pleasant.

Darby Bible Translation
Stolen waters are sweet, and the bread of secrecy is pleasant.

English Revised Version
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread 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."

Young's Literal Translation
'Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.'
Lexicon
Stolen
ganab  (gaw-nab')
to thieve; by implication, to deceive -- carry away, indeed, secretly bring, steal (away), get by stealth.
waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
are sweet
mathaq  (maw-thak')
to suck, by implication, to relish, or (intransitively) be sweet -- be (made, take) sweet.
and bread
lechem  (lekh'-em)
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
eaten in secret
cether  (say'-ther)
a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense) -- backbiting, covering, covert, disguise(-th), hiding place, privily, protection, secret(-ly, place).
is pleasant
na`em  (naw-ame')
to be agreeable -- pass in beauty, be delight, be pleasant, be sweet.
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