Proverbs 9:17–18
Proverbs 9:17–18 — The New International Version (NIV)
17 “Stolen water is sweet;
food eaten in secret is delicious!”
18 But little do they know that the dead are there,
that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead.
Proverbs 9:17–18 — English Standard Version (ESV)
17 “Stolen water is sweet,
and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
18 But he does not know that the dead are there,
that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
Proverbs 9:17–18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
Proverbs 9:17–18 — New Living Translation (NLT)
17 “Stolen water is refreshing;
food eaten in secret tastes the best!”
18 But little do they know that the dead are there.
Her guests are in the depths of the grave.
Proverbs 9:17–18 — New Century Version (NCV)
17 Stolen water is sweeter,
and food eaten in secret tastes better.”
18 But these people don’t know that everyone who goes there dies,
that her guests end up deep in the grave.
Proverbs 9:17–18 — American Standard Version (ASV)
17 Stolen waters are sweet,
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there;
That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
Proverbs 9:17–18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
17 Stolen waters are sweet, and the bread of secrecy is pleasant. 18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there; that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
Proverbs 9:17–18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
17 “Stolen waters are sweet,
and food eaten in secret is tasty.”
18 But he does not know
that the souls of the dead are there,
that her guests are in the depths of hell.
Proverbs 9:17–18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
17 “Stolen water is sweet,
and bread eaten secretly is tasty!”
18 But he doesn’t know that the departed spirits are there,
that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
Proverbs 9:17–18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
17 “Stolen water is sweet,
and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
18 But they do not know that the dead are there,
that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
Proverbs 9:17–18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
17 “Stolen waters are sweet,
and bread of secrecy is pleasant.”
18 But he does not know that the dead are there,
in the depths of Sheol are her guests.
Proverbs 9:17–18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
17 She says, “Stolen water is sweet.
Food eaten in secret tastes good!”
18 But they don’t know that dead people are there.
They don’t know that her guests are in the deepest parts of the grave.
Proverbs 9:17–18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
17 “Stolen water is sweet;
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
18 But he does not know that the dead are there,
That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.