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


In Context

14 'Bad, bad,' saith the buyer, And going his way then he boasteth himself.

15 Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Yea, a precious vessel, are lips of knowledge.

16 Take his garment when a stranger hath been surety, And for strangers pledge it.

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

18 Purposes by counsel thou dost establish, And with plans make thou war.

19 A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver with his lips make not thyself surety.

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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:17Bread of falsehood 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 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.