Proverbs 9:17

Foolishness' Banquet

¹⁶ “Whoever is naive, let him turn in here,”
And to him who lacks understanding she says,
¹⁷ “Stolen water is sweet;
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
¹⁸ But he does not know that the dead are there,
That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

Bread Eaten in Secret

Stolen Water is Sweet

Food Eaten In Secret

Proverbs 20:17

Bread obtained by falsehood is sweet to a man,
But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.

Proverbs 23:31-32

Do not look on the wine when it is red,
When it sparkles in the cup,
When it goes down smoothly;

Proverbs 30:20

This is the way of an adulterous woman:
She eats and wipes her mouth,
And says, “I have done no wrong.”

Genesis 3:6

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 desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.

2 Kings 5:24-27

When he came to the hill, he took them from their hand and deposited them in the house, and he sent the men away, and they departed.

Proverbs 7:18-20

“Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning;
Let us delight ourselves with caresses.

Romans 7:8

But sin, taking opportunity through the commandment, produced in me coveting of every kind; for apart from the Law sin is dead.

Ephesians 5:12

for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret.

James 1:14-15

But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust.