Proverbs 20:17
“Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man,.... Which may be understood of sin in general, which is bread to the sinner, he eats…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
“To eat gravel” was a Hebrew Lam 3:16, and is an Arabic, phrase for getting into trouble. So “bread,” got by deceit,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Note, 1. Sin may possibly be pleasant in the commission: Bread of deceit, wealth gotten by fraud, by lying and…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Bread of deceit or of falsehood, R.V., i.e. bread (or whatever else that word represents) gotten by dishonest and…
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