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Proverbs 9:17

Proverbs 9:17
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.

Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

But he knoweth not that the dead are there,.... In the house of this foolish and wicked woman, into which she invites…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

The besetting sin of all times and countries, the one great proof of the inherent corruption of man’s nature. Pleasures…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 9:13-18

We have heard what Christ has to say, to engage our affections to God and godliness, and one would think the whole world…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

stolen waters Maurer compares what he calls "tristissimum illud Ovidii,"

"Nitimur in vetitum semper, cupimusque negata."