17Stolen waters are sweet, and the bread of secrecy is pleasant.


In Context

14 And she sitteth at the entry of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

15 to call passers-by who go right on their ways:

16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. And to him that is void of understanding she saith,

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

18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there; that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

Proverbs 9:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:17Stolen waters are sweet, and bread [eaten] in secret is pleasant.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:17"Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is delicious!"

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:17Stolen waters are sweeter, and hid den bread is more pleasant.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:17Stolen waters are sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:17Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:17Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:17|Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:17'Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:17Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.