Proverbs 20:17
Proverbs 20:17 The Message (MSG)
Stolen bread tastes sweet, but soon your mouth is full of gravel.
Proverbs 20:17 King James Version (KJV)
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Proverbs 20:17 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Bread obtained by falsehood is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
Proverbs 20:17 New Century Version (NCV)
Stolen food may taste sweet at first, but later it will feel like a mouth full of gravel.
Proverbs 20:17 American Standard Version (ASV)
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Proverbs 20:17 New International Version (NIV)
Food gained by fraud tastes sweet, but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.
Proverbs 20:17 New King James Version (NKJV)
Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
Proverbs 20:17 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Food gained by deceit is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel [just as sin may be sweet at first, but later its consequences bring despair].
Proverbs 20:17 New Living Translation (NLT)
Stolen bread tastes sweet, but it turns to gravel in the mouth.