Proverbs 20:17

Proverbs 20:17 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

17Food gained by fraud tastes sweet,

but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.

17Bread obtained by a lie is sweet to a person,

But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.

17Bread obtained by falsehood is sweet to a man,

But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.

17Food 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].

17Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man,

but later his mouth is full of gravel.

17Food gained by cheating tastes sweet.

But you will end up with a mouth full of gravel.