Proverbs 9:17
Stolen waters are sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
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- Proverbs 20:17 Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
- Proverbs 23:31–32 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the cup, When it goeth down smoothly: At the last it biteth like a serpent, And stingeth like an adder.
- Proverbs 30:20 So is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, I have done no wickedness.