Proverbs 20:17
American King James Version (AKJV)
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but after, his mouth will be full of sand.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
The bread of lies is sweet to a man. But afterwards, his mouth will be filled with pebbles.
Darby Bible (DBY)
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
The bread of lying is sweet to a man: but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Free Bible Version (FBV)
Food you get by cheating may taste sweet, but afterwards it will be like a mouthful of gravel.
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
King James Version (KJV)
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
Webster Bible (Webster)
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
World English Bible (WEB)
Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Sweet to a man is the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled with gravel.