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Proverbs 9:17 - “Stolen water is refreshing;
food eaten in secret tastes the best!”

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Translations for Proverbs 9:17

KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

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

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

“Stolen water is sweet,
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

“Stolen water is refreshing;
food eaten in secret tastes the best!”

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

“Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is delicious!”

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

“Stolen water is sweet,
and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

“Stolen water is sweet,

and bread eaten secretly is tasty! ”

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

“Stolen^H1589 water^H4325 is sweet^H4985;

And bread^H3899 eaten in secret^H5643 is^H5276 pleasant^H5276.”

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

“Stolen water is sweet;
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

“Stolen^H1589 water^H4325 is sweet^H4985;

And bread^H3899 eaten in secret^H5643 is^H5276 pleasant^H5276.”

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

“Stolen waters (pleasures) are sweet [because they are forbidden];

And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

"Stolen waters are sweet, and food obtained in secret is pleasant!"

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

"Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant."

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

Stolen waters are sweet,

And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

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

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

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

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

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

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

"Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant."

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

aquae furtivae dulciores sunt et panis absconditus suavior

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

«الْمِيَاهُ الْمَسْرُوقَةُ عَذْبَةٌ، وَالْخُبْزُ الْمَأْكُولُ خُفْيَةً شَهِيٌّ».

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

מַֽיִם־גְּנוּבִ֥ים יִמְתָּ֑קוּ וְלֶ֖חֶם סְתָרִ֣ים יִנְעָֽם׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

ἄρτων κρυφίων ἡδέως ἅψασθε καὶ ὕδατος κλοπῆς γλυκεροῦ

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

«الْمِيَاهُ الْمَسْرُوقَةُ حُلْوَةٌ، وَخُبْزُ الْخُفْيَةِ لَذِيذٌ».

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

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

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Las aguas hurtadas son dulces, y el pan comido en oculto es suave.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Las aguas hurtadas son dulces, Y el pan comido en oculto es sabroso.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

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

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

偷來的水是甜的、暗喫的餅是好的。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

"Las aguas hurtadas son dulces, y el pan comido en oculto es delicioso."

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

도적질한 물이 달고 몰래 먹는 떡이 맛이 있다 하는도다

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Les eaux dérobées sont douces, Et le pain du mystère est agréable!

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

"Die gestohlenen Wasser sind süß, und das verborgene Brot schmeckt wohl."

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

'воды краденые сладки, и утаенный хлеб приятен'.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Las aguas hurtadas son dulces, y el pan comido en oculto es suave.

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