Proverbs 9:17-18

“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!” But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Proverbs 9

3 songs meet this passage

  • “Why is the best fruit always forbidden?”

    Girls Like You (feat. Cardi B) · Maroon 5

    strains against Proverbs 9:17-18

    Framing temptation as sweet because it's forbidden echoes the folly Proverbs warns against, where stolen pleasure is presented as delight but leads nowhere good.

  • “Madwoman, bad woman, that's just what you are”

    Grenade · Bruno Mars

    resonates with Proverbs 9:13-18

    Proverbs warns of a destructive figure who lures and consumes; the song names this danger even while staying trapped by it.

  • “Illegal”

    Sports car · Tate McRae

    strains against Proverbs 9:17

    The opening word names the encounter as forbidden, echoing the proverb's picture of stolen pleasure being part of its appeal.

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