Proverbs 20:17

Modern

Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.

Traditional

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

Literal

The bread of deceit is sweet to a man, and afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.

Latin

Suavis est homini panis mendacii, et postea implebitur os ejus calculo.

Hebrew

English

Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.

Ecclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.
Proverbs 9:17–18
“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
Lamentations 3:15–16
He has filled me with bitterness; He has intoxicated me with wormwood.
Job 20:12–20
Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,
Hebrews 11:25
He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.
Genesis 3:6–7
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
Proverbs 4:17
For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.