Proverbs 20:17
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.

Young's Literal Translation
Sweet to a man [is] the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled [with] gravel.

King James Bible
Bread of deceit [is] sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Hebrew
Food
לֶ֣חֶם (le·ḥem)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain

gained by fraud
שָׁ֑קֶר (šā·qer)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood

is sweet
עָרֵ֣ב (‘ā·rêḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6149: To be sweet or pleasing

to a man,
לָ֭אִישׁ (lā·’îš)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

but later
וְ֝אַחַ֗ר (wə·’a·ḥar)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

his mouth
פִ֥יהוּ (p̄î·hū)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

is full of
יִמָּֽלֵא־ (yim·mā·lê-)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of

gravel.
חָצָֽץ׃ (ḥā·ṣāṣ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2687: Something cutting, gravel, an arrow

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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