Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Stolen waters will be sweet, and the bread of secrets shall be pleasant

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

“Stolen water is sweet,
and bread eaten secretly is tasty!”

International Standard Version

"Stolen waters are sweet, and food eaten in secret is delicious."

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


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

Bible in Basic English

Drink taken without right is sweet, and food in secret is pleasing.

Darby Translation

Stolen waters are sweet, and the bread of secrecy is pleasant.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

"Stolen waters are sweet, and bread of secrecy is pleasant."

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Stolen waters are sweet, and the bread that is privily eaten, hath a good taste."

NET Bible

"Stolen waters are sweet, and food obtained in secret is pleasant!"

New Heart English Bible

"Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant."

The Emphasized Bible

Stolen waters, will be sweet, - and a secret meal, will be pleasant;

Webster

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

World English Bible

"Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant."

Youngs Literal Translation

'Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
גּנב 
Ganab 
Usage: 40

מתק 
Mathaq 
Usage: 5

and bread
לחם 
Lechem 
Usage: 298

References

Watsons

Context Readings

Foolishness' Banquet

16 Who is simple, he shall turn aside here: and he wanting heart, and she said to him, 17 Stolen waters will be sweet, and the bread of secrets shall be pleasant 18 And he knew not that there the shades; her called ones in the depths of hades



Cross References

Proverbs 20:17

Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; and afterward his mouth shall be filled with gravel

Proverbs 23:31-32

Thou shalt not look upon wine when it shall be red, when it shall give its eye in the cup, it will go about in uprightnesses.

Proverbs 30:20

So the way of a woman committing adultery; eating and wiping her mouth, and saying, I transgressed not

Genesis 3:6

And the woman will see that the tree is good for food, and that it is a desire to the eyes, and a tree desired to make wise; and she will take from its fruit and will eat, and will give also to her man with her, and he will eat

2 Kings 5:24-27

And he will come to the hill and; take from their hand and deposit in the house: and he will send away the men, said they will go.

Proverbs 7:18-20

Come, we will be satisfied with loves till the morning: we will rejoice ourselves with loves.

Romans 7:8

And sin, having taken occasion by the command, wrought in me every lust. For without law sin dead.

Ephesians 5:12

For the things done secretly by them it is also shameful to speak.

James 1:14-15

And each is tempted from his own lust, being drawn out, and decoyed.

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