Proverbs

Proverbs 20:17

¹⁷Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man,

but later his mouth is full of gravel.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Food	לֶ֣חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3899 bread, food
gained by fraud	שָׁ֑קֶר	šā·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
is sweet	עָרֵ֣ב	‘ā·rêḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H6156 sweet, pleasant
to a man	לָ֭אִישׁ	lā·’îš	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
but later	וְ֝אַחַ֗ר	wə·’a·ḥar	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H310 behind
his mouth	פִ֥יהוּ	p̄î·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6310 mouth
is full of	יִמָּֽלֵא־	yim·mā·lê-	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4390 be full, fill
gravel	חָצָֽץ׃	ḥā·ṣāṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H2687 gravel

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.