Proverbs 9:17


“Stolen waters (pleasures) are sweet [because they are forbidden];
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”

Proverbs 20:17


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].

Proverbs 23:31-32


Do not look at wine when it is red,
When it sparkles in the glass,
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

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was delightful to look at, and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise and insightful, she took some of its fruit and ate it; and she also gave some 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 put them in the house [for safekeeping]; and he sent the men away, and they left.

Proverbs 7:18-20


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

Romans 7:8

But sin, finding an opportunity through the commandment [to express itself] produced in me every kind of coveting and selfish desire. For without the Law sin is dead [the recognition of sin is inactive].

Ephesians 5:12

for it is disgraceful even to mention the things that such people practice in secret.

James 1:14-15

But each one is tempted when he is dragged away, enticed and baited [to commit sin] by his own [worldly] desire (lust, passion).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

Stolen

Proverbs 20:17

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].
Proverbs 23:31

Do not look at wine when it is red,
When it sparkles in the glass,
When it goes down smoothly.
Genesis 3:6
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was delightful to look at, and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise and insightful, she took some of its fruit and ate it; and she also gave some to her husband with her, and he ate.
Romans 7:8
But sin, finding an opportunity through the commandment [to express itself] produced in me every kind of coveting and selfish desire. For without the Law sin is dead [the recognition of sin is inactive].
James 1:14
But each one is tempted when he is dragged away, enticed and baited [to commit sin] by his own [worldly] desire (lust, passion).

Eaten in secret

Proverbs 7:18

“Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning;
Let us console and delight ourselves with love.
Proverbs 30:20

This is the way of an adulterous woman:
She eats and wipes her mouth
And says, “I have done no wrong.”
2 Kings 5:24
When he came to the hill, he took them from their hand and put them in the house [for safekeeping]; and he sent the men away, and they left.
Ephesians 5:12
for it is disgraceful even to mention the things that such people practice in secret.

General references

Leviticus 15:20
Everything on which she lies during her menstrual impurity shall be unclean; and everything on which she sits shall be unclean.
Proverbs 1:18

But [when these people set a trap for others] they lie in wait for their own blood;
They set an ambush for their own lives [and rush to their destruction].
Proverbs 4:17

For they eat the bread of wickedness
And drink the wine of violence.
Proverbs 9:5

“Come, eat my food
And drink the wine I have mixed [and accept my gifts].