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 ate the bread of injustice, and they will drink the wine of violences:
Is sweet
Proverbs 9:17
Stolen waters will be sweet, and the bread of secrets shall be pleasant
Genesis 3:6
And the woman will see that the tree is good for food, and that it is a desire to the eyes, and a tree desired to make wise; and she will take from its fruit and will eat, and will give also to her man with her, and he will eat
Job 20:12
If evil shall be sweet in his mouth he will cover it under his tongue;
Ecclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and thy heart shall do thee good in the days of thy youth, and go in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: and know thou, that for all these God will bring thee into judgment
Hebrews 11:25
Having chosen rather to be treated ill with the people of God, than to have the enjoyment of sin for a time;
His
Lamentations 3:15
He filled me with bitternesses, he gave me wormwood to drink
General references
Proverbs 4:17
For they ate the bread of injustice, and they will drink the wine of violences: