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 gained by deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Look not you upon the wine when it is red, when it gives its color in the cup, when it moves itself aright.

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, worked in me all manner of covetousness. For without the law sin was dead.

But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

Eaten in secret

Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us delight ourselves with love.

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

And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and put 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 are done of them in secret.

General references

And everything that she lies upon in her impurity shall be unclean: everything also that she sits upon shall be unclean.

And they lie in wait for their own blood; they lurk secretly for their own lives.

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 mixed.