17Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.


In Context

14 It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

15 There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners.

17 Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

18 Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance make thou war.

19 He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

Proverbs 20:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:17Bread of deceit [is] sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:17Food gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man, but he ends up with a mouth full of gravel.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:17The bread of lying is sweet to a man: but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:17Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:17Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:17Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:17Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:17Sweet to a man is the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled with gravel.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:17Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.