Proverbs 9:17
“Stolen water is sweet,
What it says
She says that stolen water is sweet and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
What it is doing
This verse exposes Folly's appeal through illicit and hidden pleasure.
In context
13The woman named Folly is loud; 14She sits at the door of her house, 15calling out to those who pass by, 16“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” 17“Stolen water is sweet, 18But they do not know that the dead are there,