Verse List for PROV 9:17

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OET (OET-RV) “Stolen drinks are sweet, ⇔ ≈ and secret food tastes good.”

OET-LV Waters stolen they _are _sweet and_bread _of secret _places it _is _pleasant.

ULT “Stolen waters are sweet, ⇔ and bread of secrecies is pleasant.”

UST Come to me, because having sex with someone to whom you are not married is as sweet as water that you have stolen. ⇔  Indeed, it is as delicious as food that you eat all by yourself.”

BSB & MSB “Stolen water is sweet, ⇔  and bread [eaten] in secret is tasty!”

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB “Stolen water is sweet. ⇔  Food eaten in secret is pleasant.”

NET “Stolen waters are sweet, ⇔ and food obtained in secret is pleasant!”

LSV “Stolen waters are sweet,
And hidden bread is pleasant.”

FBV “Stolen water is sweet, and food eaten in secret tastes good!”

T4T “Just as water which you have stolen tastes very good ⇔  and food that you eat by yourself tastes the best, ⇔ if you have sex secretly with someone to whom you are not married, you will enjoy it very much.”

LEB • “Stolen waters are sweet,
• and bread of secrecy is pleasant.”

BBE Drink taken without right is sweet, and food in secret is pleasing.

Moff “Sweet are stolen waters, ⇔  bread in secret is delicious!”

JPS 'Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.'

ASV Stolen waters are sweet, ⇔ And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

DRA Stolen waters are sweeter, and hid den bread is more pleasant.

YLT 'Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.'

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

RV Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

SLT Stolen waters will be sweet, and the bread of secrets shall be pleasant.

Wbstr Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

KJB-1769 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.[fn]

KJB-1611 [fn]Stollen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

Bshps Stolen waters are sweete, & the bread that is priuily eaten, hath a good taste.
(Stolen waters are sweet, and the bread that is privily/secretly eaten, hath/has a good taste.)

Gnva Stollen waters are sweete, and hid bread is pleasant.
(Stollen waters are sweet, and hid bread is pleasant.)

Cvdl stollen waters are swete, & the bred that is preuely eaten, hath a good taist.
(stolen waters are sweet, and the bread that is privily/secretly eaten, hath/has a good taist.)

Wycl Watris of thefte ben swettere, and breed hid is swettere.
(Waters of theft been sweeter, and bread hid is sweeter.)

Luth Die verstohlenen Wasser sind süß und das verborgene Brot ist niedlich.
(The verstohlenen water are sweet/cute and the hidden bread is neverdlich.)

ClVg Aquæ furtivæ dulciores sunt, et panis absconditus suavior.[fn]
(Water furtivæ dulciores are, and bread/food hidden suavior.)

UHB מַֽיִם־גְּנוּבִ֥ים יִמְתָּ֑קוּ וְ⁠לֶ֖חֶם סְתָרִ֣ים יִנְעָֽם׃ ‡

BrLXX ἄρτων κρυφίων ἡδέως ἅψασθε, καὶ ὕδατος κλοπῆς γλυκεροῦ.

BrTr Take and enjoy secret bread, and the sweet water of theft.