Charles Ellicott Commentary Proverbs 9:17
Charles Ellicott Commentary
Proverbs 9:17
1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott Commentary
Proverbs 9:17
1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE
"Stolen waters are sweet, And bread [eaten] in secret is pleasant." — Proverbs 9:17 (ASV)
Stolen waters are sweet. —See above, on Proverbs 5:15.
Bread eaten in secret. —The same figure is used in Proverbs 30:20.