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Proverbs 9:17

17 “Stolen owater is sweet,

And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”

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Proverbs 9:17 — The New International Version (NIV)

17 “Stolen water is sweet;

food eaten in secret is delicious!”

Proverbs 9:17 — English Standard Version (ESV)

17 “Stolen water is sweet,

and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”

Proverbs 9:17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

17 Stolen waters are sweet,

And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

Proverbs 9:17 — New Living Translation (NLT)

17 “Stolen water is refreshing;

food eaten in secret tastes the best!”

Proverbs 9:17 — New Century Version (NCV)

17 Stolen water is sweeter,

and food eaten in secret tastes better.”

Proverbs 9:17 — American Standard Version (ASV)

17 Stolen waters are sweet,

And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

Proverbs 9:17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

17 Stolen waters are sweet, and the bread of secrecy is pleasant.

Proverbs 9:17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

17 “Stolen waters are sweet, 

and food eaten in secret is tasty.” 

Proverbs 9:17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

17 “Stolen water is sweet,

and bread eaten secretly is tasty!”

Proverbs 9:17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

17 “Stolen water is sweet,

and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”

Proverbs 9:17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

17 “Stolen waters are sweet,

and bread of secrecy is pleasant.”

Proverbs 9:17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

17 She says, “Stolen water is sweet.

Food eaten in secret tastes good!”

Proverbs 9:17 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

17 Stolen water is sweet;

And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”


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