Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. Treasury of Scripture stolen Proverbs 20:17 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. Proverbs 23:31,32 Look not you on the wine when it is red, when it gives his color in the cup, when it moves itself aright... Genesis 3:6 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... Romans 7:8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, worked in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. James 1:14,15 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed... eaten in secret Proverbs 7:18-20 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves... Proverbs 30:20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eats, and wipes her mouth, and said, I have done no wickedness. 2 Kings 5:24-27 And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed... Ephesians 5:12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.
Context The Way of Folly
13A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knows nothing. 14For she sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city, 15To call passengers who go right on their ways: 16Whoever is simple, let him turn in here: and as for him that wants understanding, she said to him, 17Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. 18But he knows not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
Stolen waters are sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Stolen waters are sweeter, and hid den bread is more pleasant.
Darby Bible Translation
Stolen waters are sweet, and the bread of secrecy is pleasant.
King James Bible
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
Young's Literal Translation
'Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.'
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