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Proverbs 9:17 Interlinear

“waters Stolen are sweet and bread eaten in secret is pleasant”

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Proverbs 9 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	מַֽיִם	H4325	waters	water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
2	גְּנוּבִ֥ים	H1589	Stolen	to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive
3	יִמְתָּ֑קוּ	H4985	are sweet	to suck, by implication, to relish, or (intransitively) be sweet
4	וְלֶ֖חֶם	H3899	and bread	food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
5	סְתָרִ֣ים	H5643	eaten in secret	a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)
6	יִנְעָֽם׃	H5276	is pleasant	to be agreeable (literally or figuratively)

Proverbs 9:17 (current)waters Stolen are sweet and bread eaten in secret is pleasant