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


In Context

14 She sits at the door of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city,

15 calling out to those who pass by, who go straight on their way.

16 "Let all who are simple come in here!" she says to those who lack judgment.

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

18 But little do they know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of the grave.

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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:17Stolen waters are sweet, and the bread of secrecy 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.