Proverbs 9:17

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Whoso [is] simple, let him turn in hither: and [as for] him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,	Stolen waters are sweet, and bread [eaten] in secret is pleasant.	But he knoweth not that the dead [are] there; [and that] her guests [are] in the depths of hell.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Stolen^H1589 waters^H4325 are sweet^H4985, and bread^H3899 eaten in secret^H5643 is pleasant^H5276.

Original Hebrew

מַיִם־גְּנוּבִים יִמְתָּקוּ וְלֶחֶם סְתָרִים יִנְעָם׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
מַֽיִם	ma.yim-	H4325	HNcmpa	waters
גְּנוּבִ֥ים	ge.nu.Vim	H1589	HVqsmpa	stolen
יִמְתָּ֑קוּ	yim.Ta.ku	H4985	HVqi3mp	they are sweet
וְ/לֶ֖חֶם	ve./Le.chem	H3899	HC/Ncbsc	and/ bread of
סְתָרִ֣ים	se.ta.Rim	H5643	HNcmpa	secret places
יִנְעָֽם	yin.'Am	H5276	HVqi3ms	it is delightful

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

H1589 — גָּנַב (gânab, gaw-nab'): a primitive root; to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive; carry away, [idiom] indeed, secretly bring, steal (away), get by stealth.
H3899 — לֶחֶם (lechem, lekh'-em): from לָחַם; See also בֵּית לְעַפְרָה; food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it); (shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
H4325 — מַיִם (mayim, mah'-yim): dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen; [phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
H4985 — מָתַק (mâthaq, maw-thak'): a primitive root; to suck, by implication, to relish, or (intransitively) be sweet; be (made, [idiom] take) sweet.
H5276 — נָעֵם (nâʻêm, naw-ame'): a primitive root; to be agreeable (literally or figuratively); pass in beauty, be delight, be pleasant, be sweet.
H5643 — סֵתֶר (çêther, say'-ther): or (feminine) סִתְרָה; (Deuteronomy [32:38), from סָתַר; a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense); backbiting, covering, covert, [idiom] disguise(-th), hiding place, privily, protection, secret(-ly, place).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

eaten in secret — 2 Kings 5:24-27, Proverbs 7:18-20, Proverbs 30:20, Ephesians 5:12
Stolen — Genesis 3:6, Proverbs 20:17, Proverbs 23:31-32, Romans 7:8, James 1:14-15

Related Topics

Thompson Chain: SIN-SAVIOUR
Nave’s: ADULTERY, FOOL, HARLOT (PROSTITUTE), HELL, IGNORANCE, LASCIVIOUSNESS, PLEASURE, TEMPTATION

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