Proverbs 9:16–17
Proverbs 9:16–17 — The New International Version (NIV)
16 “Let all who are simple come to my house!”
To those who have no sense she says,
17 “Stolen water is sweet;
food eaten in secret is delicious!”
Proverbs 9:16–17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither:
And as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
17 Stolen waters are sweet,
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
Proverbs 9:16–17 — New Living Translation (NLT)
16 “Come in with me,” she urges the simple.
To those who lack good judgment, she says,
17 “Stolen water is refreshing;
food eaten in secret tastes the best!”
Proverbs 9:16–17 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
16 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here”;
And as for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,
17 “Stolen water is sweet,
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
Proverbs 9:16–17 — New Century Version (NCV)
16 She says to those who are uneducated,
“Come in here, you foolish people!
17 Stolen water is sweeter,
and food eaten in secret tastes better.”
Proverbs 9:16–17 — American Standard Version (ASV)
16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither;
And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
17 Stolen waters are sweet,
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
Proverbs 9:16–17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. And to him that is void of understanding she saith, 17 Stolen waters are sweet, and the bread of secrecy is pleasant.
Proverbs 9:16–17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
16 “Whoever is gullible turn in here!”
She says to a person without sense,
17 “Stolen waters are sweet,
and food eaten in secret is tasty.”
Proverbs 9:16–17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
16 “Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!”
To the one who lacks sense, she says,
17 “Stolen water is sweet,
and bread eaten secretly is tasty!”
Proverbs 9:16–17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
16 “You who are simple, turn in here!”
And to those without sense she says,
17 “Stolen water is sweet,
and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
Proverbs 9:16–17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
16 “Whoever is simple, may he turn here!”
As for he who lacks sense, she says to him,
17 “Stolen waters are sweet,
and bread of secrecy is pleasant.”
Proverbs 9:16–17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
16 She says, “Let all who are childish come in here!”
She speaks to those who have no sense.
17 She says, “Stolen water is sweet.
Food eaten in secret tastes good!”
Proverbs 9:16–17 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
16 “Whoever is naive, let him turn in here,”
And to him who lacks understanding she says,
17 “Stolen water is sweet;
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”