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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 20, Verse 17

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Take his garment that is surety [for] a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
King James Version
Bread of deceit [is] sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
American Standard Version
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
New English Translation
Bread gained by deceit tastes sweet to a person, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
World English Bible
Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
18
[Every] purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
19
He that goeth about [as] a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
20
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
21
An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
22
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; [but] wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
23
Divers weights [are] an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance [is] not good.
24
Man's goings [are] of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
25
[It is] a snare to the man [who] devoureth [that which is] holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
26
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
27
The spirit of man [is] the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.