NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Breadlechem (lekh'-em) food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals. of deceit sheqer (sheh'-ker) an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial) -- without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, + lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully. is sweet `areb (aw-rabe') pleasant -- sweet. to a man 'iysh (eesh) a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) but afterwards 'achar (akh-ar') the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) his mouth peh (peh) the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to shall be filled male' (maw-lay') a primitive root, to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively) with gravel chatsats (khaw-tsawts') something cutting; hence, gravel (as grit); also an arrow -- arrow, gravel (stone). Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Bread obtained by falsehood is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel. King James Bible Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. Holman Christian Standard Bible Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth is full of gravel. International Standard Version Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but later his mouth will be full of gravel. NET Bible Bread gained by deceit tastes sweet to a person, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel. Aramaic Bible in Plain English He pledges security to a man with deceitful bread, and after that, his mouth will be filled with pebbles. GOD'S WORD® Translation Food gained dishonestly tastes sweet to a person, but afterwards his mouth will be filled with gravel. King James 2000 Bible Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. Links Proverbs 20:17Proverbs 20:17 NIV Proverbs 20:17 NLT Proverbs 20:17 ESV Proverbs 20:17 NASB Proverbs 20:17 KJV |
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