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Proverbs · Chapter 20

Proverbs 20:17

Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.

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Before · Proverbs 20:15–16

15There is gold and abundance of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel. 16Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.

17Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.

After · Proverbs 20:18–19

18Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war! 19He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.

Read all of Proverbs 20 (30 verses)

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