Proverbs 20:17
Parallel Translations


NASB: Bread obtained by falsehood is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel. (NASB ©1995)
GWT: Food gained dishonestly tastes sweet to a person, but afterwards his mouth will be filled with gravel. (GOD'S WORD®)
KJV: Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
ASV: Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
BBE: Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but after, his mouth will be full of sand.
DBY: Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
JPS: Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
WBS: Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
WEB: Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
YLT: Sweet to a man [is] the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled [with] gravel.

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