Proverbs 9:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
Proverbs 9:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 9:17 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 9:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 9:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant.””
Proverbs 9:17 — World English Bible
Proverbs 9:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Stolen waters are sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
Proverbs 9:17 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 9:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.'”
Proverbs 9:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 9:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Stolen waters are sweet, and the bread of secrecy is pleasant.”
Proverbs 9:17 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 9:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Stollen waters are sweete, and hid bread is pleasant.”
Proverbs 9:17 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 9:17 in Context — Proverbs 9
15 Para llamar á los que pasan por el camino, que van por sus caminos derechos.
16 Cualquiera simple, [dice], venga acá. A los faltos de cordura dijo:
17 Las aguas hurtadas son dulces, y el pan [comido] en oculto es suave.
18 Y no saben que allí están los muertos; que sus convidados están en los profundos de la sepultura.
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What Does Proverbs 9:17 Mean?
Proverbs 9:17 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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