Proverbs 20:17
New King James Version
17 (A)Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
Proverbs 20:17
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 11:9
New King James Version
Seek God in Early Life
9 Rejoice, O young man, in your youth,
And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth;
(A)Walk in the [a]ways of your heart,
And [b]in the sight of your eyes;
But know that for all these
(B)God will bring you into judgment.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 11:9 Impulses
- Ecclesiastes 11:9 As you see to be best
Ecclesiastes 11:9
New International Version
9 You who are young, be happy while you are young,
and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth.
Follow the ways of your heart
and whatever your eyes see,
but know that for all these things
God will bring you into judgment.(A)
Proverbs 9:17-18
New King James Version
17 “Stolen(A) water is sweet,
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
18 But he does not know that (B)the dead are there,
That her guests are in the depths of [a]hell.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:18 Or Sheol
Proverbs 9:17-18
New International Version
Hebrews 11:25
New King James Version
25 choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the [a]passing pleasures of sin,
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- Hebrews 11:25 temporary
Hebrews 11:25
New International Version
25 He chose to be mistreated(A) along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.
Lamentations 3:15-16
New King James Version
15 (A)He has filled me with bitterness,
He has made me drink wormwood.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 3:16 Lit. bent me down in
Lamentations 3:15-16
New International Version
15 He has filled me with bitter herbs
and given me gall to drink.(A)
Job 20:12-20
New King James Version
12 “Though evil is sweet in his mouth,
And he hides it under his tongue,
13 Though he spares it and does not forsake it,
But still keeps it in his [a]mouth,
14 Yet his food in his stomach turns sour;
It becomes cobra venom within him.
15 He swallows down riches
And vomits them up again;
God casts them out of his belly.
16 He will suck the poison of cobras;
The viper’s tongue will slay him.
17 He will not see (A)the streams,
The rivers flowing with honey and cream.
18 He will restore that for which he labored,
And will not swallow it down;
From the proceeds of business
He will get no enjoyment.
19 For he has [b]oppressed and forsaken the poor,
He has violently seized a house which he did not build.
Job 20:12-20
New International Version
12 “Though evil(A) is sweet in his mouth
and he hides it under his tongue,(B)
13 though he cannot bear to let it go
and lets it linger in his mouth,(C)
14 yet his food will turn sour in his stomach;(D)
it will become the venom of serpents(E) within him.
15 He will spit out the riches(F) he swallowed;
God will make his stomach vomit(G) them up.
16 He will suck the poison(H) of serpents;
the fangs of an adder will kill him.(I)
17 He will not enjoy the streams,
the rivers(J) flowing with honey(K) and cream.(L)
18 What he toiled for he must give back uneaten;(M)
he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.(N)
19 For he has oppressed the poor(O) and left them destitute;(P)
he has seized houses(Q) he did not build.
Genesis 3:6-7
New King James Version
6 So when the woman (A)saw that the tree was good for food, that it was [a]pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit (B)and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, (C)and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves [b]coverings.
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- Genesis 3:6 Lit. a desirable thing
- Genesis 3:7 girding coverings
Genesis 3:6-7
New International Version
6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable(A) for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband,(B) who was with her, and he ate it.(C) 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked;(D) so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.(E)
Proverbs 4:17
New King James Version
17 For they eat the bread of wickedness,
And drink the wine of violence.
Proverbs 4:17
New International Version
17 They eat the bread of wickedness
and drink the wine of violence.(A)
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