Proverbs 9:17
Stolen waters, will be sweet,—and a secret meal, will be pleasant;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
In Context
16Whoso is simple, let him turn aside hither, and, as for him that lacketh sense, she saith to him:
18But he knoweth not, that the shades are there; In the depths of hades, are her guests.
Cross References
2 Kings 5:24And, when he came to the hill-tower, he took them from their hand, and put them in charge within,—and let the men go, and they departed.
Proverbs 7:20A bag of silver, hath he taken in his hand, On the day of the full moon, will he enter his house.
Proverbs 23:31Do not look on wine when it becometh red, when it giveth in the cup its sparkle, glideth down smoothly.
Romans 7:8Howbeit sin taking, occasion—through the commandment, wrought out in me all manner of coveting; for, apart from law, sin is dead;—
James 1:14But, each one, is tempted, when, by his own coveting, he is drawn out and enticed,
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 →