Proverbs 20:17 – Deceit and Bitterness

BIBLE TEXT

Proverbs 20:17

SUMMARY

Even sweet bread can leave a bitter taste when deceit is involved.

ANALYSIS

Proverbs 20:17 is another proverb about eating, but this time with a cunning twist.
    17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet,
        but afterward the mouth will be full of gravel.
The reader is caught up in the irony that even the sweet can leave a bitter taste in one’s mouth.