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
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
Eaten in secret
General references
Bible References
Stolen
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].
Do not look at wine when it is red,
When it sparkles in the glass,
When it goes down smoothly.
Eaten in secret
“Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning;
Let us console and delight ourselves with love.
This is the way of an adulterous woman:
She eats and wipes her mouth
And says, “I have done no wrong.”
General references
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].
For they eat the bread of wickedness
And drink the wine of violence.
“Come, eat my food
And drink the wine I have mixed [and accept my gifts].