SPRUECHE 9:17
“Die gestohlenen Wasser sind süß, und das verborgene Brot schmeckt wohl.”This verse in the real world
In what words
- מָתַקmâthaqto suck, by implication, to relish, or (intransitively) be sweet
- גָּנַבgânabto thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive
- סֵתֶרçêthera cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)
- לֶחֶםlechemfood (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
- מַיִםmayimwater; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 20:17, Pro 23:31–32, Pro 30:20, Jas 1:14–15, Eph 5:12, 2Ki 5:24–27, Rom 7:8, Pro 7:18–20