Proverbs 20:17
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].
Genesis 3:6-7
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was delightful to look at, and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise and insightful, she took some of its fruit and ate it; and she also gave some to her husband
Job 20:12-20
“Though evil and wickedness are sweet in his mouth
And he hides it under his tongue,
Proverbs 4:17
For they eat the bread of wickedness
And drink the wine of violence.
Proverbs 9:17-18
“Stolen waters (pleasures) are sweet [because they are forbidden];
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
Ecclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice, young man, in your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant in the days of your young manhood. And walk in the ways of your heart and in the desires of your eyes, but know that God will bring you into judgment for all these things.
Lamentations 3:15-16
He has filled me with bitterness;
He has made me drunk with wormwood (bitterness).
Hebrews 11:25
because he preferred to endure the hardship of the people of God rather than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Deceit
General references
Bible References
Deceit
For they eat the bread of wickedness
And drink the wine of violence.
Is sweet
“Stolen waters (pleasures) are sweet [because they are forbidden];
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
“Though evil and wickedness are sweet in his mouth
And he hides it under his tongue,
His
He has filled me with bitterness;
He has made me drunk with wormwood (bitterness).
General references
For they eat the bread of wickedness
And drink the wine of violence.