Proverbs 20:17, “Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Sin almost always seems to be sweet – for the moment.
Pleasure seeking seems joyful – for the moment.
Being deceitful to promote a desire, seems worthwhile – for the moment.
This verse is another example of God’s great way of teaching a truth. It’s easy to picture how when we eat something that tastes good, it will give us pleasure. But, if it suddenly turned to gravel in your mouth – that is disgusting. This is the way that God describes being deceitful and not truthful. It’s a very good description of SIN.
Often, we talk ourselves into doing things that we know will not please God. We deceive ourselves that sin is okay because we want something, or we want to do something. Man can be a master at manipulating and twisting truth when he or she has a desire. God is saying – beware, it may seem sweet and like a good idea now, but you are being deceitful and lying to yourself and others. Watch out – it will result in something quite DISTASTEFUL!
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