Bible verse
Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.
Proverbs 20:17 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 20.
13 Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
14 “Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats.
15 There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.
16 Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
17 Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.
18 Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.
19 He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
20 Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
21 An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
KJV
Bread of deceit [is] sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
ASV
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
ERV
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
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