Proverbs 9:17
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 9
“Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”Proverbs 9:17
What Does Proverbs 9:17 Mean?
Proverbs 9:17 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 9, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 9:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 20:17“Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.”Proverbs 23:31“Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.”Ephesians 5:12“For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.”Proverbs 9:5“Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.”Proverbs 30:20“Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.”James 1:14“But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.”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.”2 Kings 5:24“And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.”Job 20:12“Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;”Proverbs 4:17“For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.”Proverbs 7:18“Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.”Romans 7:8“But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.”Genesis 39:11“And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.”2 Samuel 3:16“And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned.”Proverbs 1:18“And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.”Romans 6:21“What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.”
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