Proverbs 9:17
“Stolen waters are sweet, 1 and bread of secrecy is delicious.” 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
In Context
16“Let anyone who is naive turn aside here,” 1 she says to those who have no sense. 1
18But he does not know that the dead are there, 1 that her invited guests are in the depths of Sheol.
Cross References
2 Kings 5:24When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the bags of silver from their hands and hid them in the house; he sent the men away, and they left.
Proverbs 7:20He took a bag of money with him; 1 he will return on the day of the full moon.” 1
Proverbs 23:31Do not look at the wine when it is red, 1 when it sparkles in the cup 1 and goes down smoothly. 1
Romans 7:8But sin took the opportunity through the commandment and brought about every lust in me. For without the law, sin is dead.
James 1:14But each person is tempted by his own desire, which drags him away and entices him.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 9:14-18
The Invitation of Folly. 13 A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing. 14 For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city, 15 To call passengers who go right on their ways: 16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, 17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. 18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell. We have heard what… Read the whole commentary →