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Proverbs 20:17

Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.

Parallel Translations

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Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
King James Version

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 11:9Proverbs 9:17–18Job 20:12–20Lamentations 3:15–16Hebrews 11:25Proverbs 4:17Genesis 3:6–7

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