Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Deceit

General references

Bible References

Deceit

Proverbs 4:17
For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.

Is sweet

Proverbs 9:17
Stolen waters are sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
Genesis 3:6
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.
Job 20:12
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, Though he hide it under his tongue,
Ecclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes; but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Hebrews 11:25
choosing rather to share ill treatment with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

His

Lamentations 3:15
He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath sated me with wormwood.

General references

Proverbs 4:17
For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.

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