Proverbs 20:17
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 20
“Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.”Proverbs 20:17
What Does Proverbs 20:17 Mean?
Proverbs 20:17 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 20, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 8 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Temptation.
Cross-References (8)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 20:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 9:17“Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”Ecclesiastes 11:9“Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.”Lamentations 3:16“He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.”Job 20:12“Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;”Lamentations 3:15“He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood.”Proverbs 4:17“For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.”Hebrews 11:25“Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;”Genesis 3:6“And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.”
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