Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The bread of lying is sweet to a man: but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. Context Wine is a Mocker…16Take away the garment of him that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge from him for strangers. 17The bread of lying is sweet to a man: but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.18Designs are strengthened by counsels: and wars are to be managed by governments.… Cross References Proverbs 9:17 And he did not know that giants are there, and that her guests are in the depths of hell. Proverbs 20:16 Take away the garment of him that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge from him for strangers. Lamentations 3:16 Vau. And he hath broken my teeth one by one, he hath fed me with ashes. Lexicon Foodלֶ֣חֶם (le·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3899: Food, bread, grain gained by fraud שָׁ֑קֶר (šā·qer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood is sweet עָרֵ֣ב (‘ā·rêḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6149: To be sweet or pleasing to a man, לָ֭אִישׁ (lā·’îš) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person but later וְ֝אַחַ֗ר (wə·’a·ḥar) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's Hebrew 310: The hind or following part his mouth פִ֥יהוּ (p̄î·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to is full of יִמָּֽלֵא־ (yim·mā·lê-) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4390: To fill, be full of gravel. חָצָֽץ׃ (ḥā·ṣāṣ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2687: Something cutting, gravel, an arrow Additional Translations Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel. Sweet to a man is the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled with gravel. Jump to Previous Afterward Afterwards Bread Deceit Ends Falsehood Filled Food Fraud Fraudulent Full Gained Gravel Mouth Obtained Sand Sweet TastesJump to Next Afterward Afterwards Bread Deceit Ends Falsehood Filled Food Fraud Fraudulent Full Gained Gravel Mouth Obtained Sand Sweet TastesExternal Links Proverbs 20:17 NIVProverbs 20:17 NLT Proverbs 20:17 ESV Proverbs 20:17 NASB Proverbs 20:17 ASV Proverbs 20:17 Bible Apps Proverbs 20:17 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 20:17 Chinese Bible Proverbs 20:17 French Bible Proverbs 20:17 German Bible Alphabetical: a afterward be Bread but by ends falsehood filled Food fraud full gained gravel he his is man mouth obtained of sweet tastes to up will with OT Poetry: Proverbs 20:17 Fraudulent food is sweet to a man (Prov. Pro Pr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |