Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
New American Standard Bible
But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
King James Version
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Holman Bible
but afterward his mouth is full of gravel.
International Standard Version
Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but later his mouth will be full of gravel.
A Conservative Version
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Amplified
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].
Bible in Basic English
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but after, his mouth will be full of sand.
Darby Translation
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Julia Smith Translation
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; and afterward his mouth shall be filled with gravel
King James 2000
Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Bread gained by deceit is sweet for the man, but afterward, his mouth will be filled [with] gravel.
Modern King James verseion
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Every man liketh the bread that is gotten in deceit; but at the last his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
NET Bible
Bread gained by deceit tastes sweet to a person, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
New Heart English Bible
Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
The Emphasized Bible
Sweet to a man, may be the bread of falsehood, but, afterward, shall his mouth be filled with gravel.
Webster
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
World English Bible
Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
Youngs Literal Translation
Sweet to a man is the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled with gravel.
Themes
Bread » Illustrative » (of deceit,) of unlawful gain
Deceit » The wicked full of » The prevalence of
Topics
Interlinear
Lechem
Peh
References
Easton
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 20:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Foolproof Instructions
16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners. 17 Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. 18 Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance make thou war.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 3:6-7
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 20:12-20
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, Though he hide 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 are sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
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.
Lamentations 3:15-16
He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath sated me with wormwood.
Hebrews 11:25
choosing rather to share ill treatment with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;