Proverbs 9:17

“Stolen water is sweet;
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”

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.”

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.

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Summary

Proverbs 9:17

Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

Stolen

James 1:14

Eaten in secret

General references

Bible References

Stolen

Bread obtained by falsehood is sweet to a man,

But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.

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

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

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

Eaten in secret

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

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

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.

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

General references

Everything also on which she lies during her menstrual impurity shall be unclean, and everything on which she sits shall be unclean.

But they lie in wait for their own blood;
They ambush their own lives.

For they eat the bread of wickedness
And drink the wine of violence.

“Come, eat of my food
And drink of the wine I have mixed.