Proverbs 9:17

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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 of deceit is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Do not look upon the wine when it is red, when it gives its colour in the cup, it goes down smoothly.

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was desirable to the eyes, and a tree of covetousness to understand, she took of its fruit and ate and gave also unto her husband with her; and he ate.

Then sin, when there was occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of lust. For without the law sin was as if it were dormant.

But each one is tempted, when they are drawn away of their own lust and enticed.

Eaten in secret

Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning; let us solace ourselves with loves.

Such is the track of an adulterous woman; she eats, and wipes her mouth, and says, I have done no wickedness.

And when he came to a secret place, he took them from their hand and bestowed them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed.

For it is a shame even to speak of those things which they do in secret.

General references

And everything that she lies upon in her separation shall be unclean; everything also that she sits upon shall be unclean.

And they lay in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own souls.

For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.