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 have eaten bread of wickedness, And wine of violence they drink.
Is sweet
Proverbs 9:17
'Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.'
Genesis 3:6
And the woman seeth that the tree is good for food, and that it is pleasant to the eyes, and the tree is desirable to make one wise, and she taketh of its fruit and eateth, and giveth also to her husband with her, and he doth eat;
Job 20:12
Though he doth sweeten evil in his mouth, Doth hide it under his tongue,
Ecclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice, O young man, in thy childhood, And let thy heart gladden thee in days of thy youth, And walk in the ways of thy heart, And in the sight of thine eyes, And know thou that for all these, Doth God bring thee into judgment.
Hebrews 11:25
having chosen rather to be afflicted with the people of God, than to have sin's pleasure for a season,
His
Lamentations 3:15
He hath filled me with bitter things, He hath filled me with wormwood.
General references
Proverbs 4:17
For they have eaten bread of wickedness, And wine of violence they drink.