Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Proverbs 9:17 in English Standard Version "“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”" Pr 5:15 Drink water from your own cistern, flowing water from your own well. Pr 20:17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel. Pr 30:20 This is the way of an adulteress: she eats and wipes her mouth and says, “I have done no wrong.”