Proverbs 20:17
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel."
Word-by-Word Analysis
לֶחֶם
lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
נִיחוֹחַ
nîychôwach
properly, restful, i.e. pleasant; abstractly, delight
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
אַחַר
ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
פֶּה
peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos...
מָלֵא
mâlêʼ
to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
חָצָץ
châtsâts
properly, something cutting; hence, gravel (as grit); an arrow
Key Terms in This Verse
חָצָץ châtsâts
properly, something cutting; hence, gravel (as grit); an arrow
Study H2687 →אַחַר ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
Study H310 →מָלֵא mâlêʼ
to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
Study H4390 →לֶחֶם lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
Study H3899 →פֶּה peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
Study H6310 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →Cross References
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things...
Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
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