Proverbs 9:17
“Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 9:17 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Stolen waters are sweet, And breadeatenin secret is pleasant.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
"Gestohlene Wasser sind süß, und heimliches Brot ist lieblich".
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Las aguas hurtadas son dulces, y el pan comido en oculto es suave.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
As águas roubadas são doces; e o pão escondido é agradável.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
"As águas roubadas são doces, e o pão comido em secreto é delicioso".
📖 Proverbs 9:17 in Context
15To call passengers who go right on their ways:
16Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
17Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
18But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
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