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 Pour crier aux passants, Qui vont droit leur chemin:
16 Que celui qui est stupide entre ici! Elle dit à celui qui est dépourvu de sens:
17 Les eaux dérobées sont douces, Et le pain du mystère est agréable!
18 Et il ne sait pas que là sont les morts, Et que ses invités sont dans les vallées du séjour des morts.
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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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