Proverbs 20:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.”

Proverbs 20:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 20:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 20:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.”

Proverbs 20:17 — World English Bible

Proverbs 20:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.”

Proverbs 20:17 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 20:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Sweet to a man <FI>is<Fi> the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled <FI>with<Fi> gravel.”

Proverbs 20:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 20:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.”

Proverbs 20:17 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 20:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The bread of deceit is sweete to a man: but afterward his mouth shalbe filled with grauel.”

Proverbs 20:17 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 20:17 in Context — Proverbs 20

15 Há ouro, e muitos rubis; mas os lábios do conhecimento são joia preciosa.

16 Toma a roupa daquele que fica por fiador de estranho; toma como penhor daquele [que fica por fiador] da estranha.

17 O pão da mentira é agradável ao homem; mas depois sua boca se encherá de pedregulhos.

18 Os planos são confirmados por meio do conselho; e com conselhos prudentes faze a guerra.

19 Quem anda fofocando revela segredos; por isso não te envolvas com aquele que fala demais com seus lábios.

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What Does Proverbs 20:17 Mean?

Proverbs 20:17 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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