In Proverbs 9:17, stolen water is sweet — nearly identical teaching that forbidden gain tastes pleasant initially.

In Proverbs 9:18, the guests of the forbidden woman end in death — the same bitter aftermath as the gravel here.

In Proverbs 4:17, the wicked eat bread of wickedness — a similar metaphor of deceptive satisfaction from ill-gotten gain.

In Job 20:12-20, evil is sweet in the mouth but turns to venom — a vivid parallel to the sweet food turning to gravel.

In Lamentations 3:16, teeth grind on gravel—the same vivid image of bitter aftermath from Proverbs 20:17.

In Hebrews 11:25, Moses chooses fleeting pleasure of sin over lasting reward—echoing the deceptive sweetness that turns to gravel.

In Genesis 3:6, Eve saw the fruit was good and ate — the first instance of sin's deceptive sweetness leading to consequences.

In Genesis 3:7, after eating the fruit, Adam and Eve felt shame — a bitter consequence reflecting the gravel of fraud.