Proverbs 20:17
“Bread of deceit is sweet to a man: but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with grauell.”
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Proverbs 20:17 Context
15There is gold, and a multitude of Rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious iewell. 16Take his garment that is suerty for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. 17Bread of deceit is sweet to a man: but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with grauell. 18Euery purpose is established by counsell: and with good aduice make warre. 19He that goeth about as a tale-bearer, reueileth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lippes.
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Bread of deceit [is] sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
- King James Version
Bread obtained by falsehood is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but after, his mouth will be full of sand.
- Basic English Bible
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
- Darby Bible
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
- Webster's Bible
Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
- World English Bible
Sweet to a man [is] the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled [with] gravel.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible