Proverbs 20:17

English Standard Version Anglicised

¹⁷^(A)Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
but afterwards his mouth will be full of ^(B)gravel.

Proverbs 20:17

New International Version

¹⁷Food gained by fraud tastes sweet,^(A)
but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.^(B)

²⁰This is the way of an adulteress:
she eats and wipes her mouth
and says, “I have done no wrong.”

²⁰“This is the way of an adulterous woman:
She eats and wipes her mouth
and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’^(A)

English Standard Version Anglicised (ESVUK)

New International Version (NIV)