Proverbs 20:17

Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Bread of deceit - bread obtained by deceit (; ). If the Qeri' reading, as in the English version, , be taken, "bread of deceit" will mean secret adultery, sweet at the time, but deadly in the end: 'Nocet empta dolore voluptas'-Fatal is the pleasure bought with pain (Job 20:12).

But afterward his mouth shall be filled with gravel. Grit often mixes with bread baked in the ashes, according to the eastern custom ().