Proverbs 20:17

Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Proverbs 20

One song meets this passage

  • “Pockets on swoll 'cause I move the O's”

    Just a Lil Bit · 50 Cent

    strains against Proverbs 20:17

    The glamorized drug-dealing wealth is framed as sweet, but Proverbs warns that such gain turns to gravel in the mouth.

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