Proverbs 23:3
Do not desire his foods, in which is the bread of deceit.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
In Context
2and put a knife to your throat, if, in such a way, you could hold your soul in your own power.
4Do not be willing to labor so that you may be enriched. But set limits by your prudence.
Cross References
Psalms 141:4Though my spirit may become faint within me, even then, you have known my paths. Along this way, which I have been walking, they have hidden a snare for me.
Daniel 1:8But Daniel resolved in his heart that he would not be polluted with the king’s meal, nor with the wine he drank, and he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not be contaminated.
Ephesians 4:22to set aside your earlier behavior, the former man, who was corrupted, by means of desire, unto error,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23:2-4
Cautions against Luxury and Covetousness. 1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: 2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. 3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat. The sin we are here warned against is luxury and sensuality, and the indulgence of the appetite in eating and drinking, a sin that most easily besets us. 1. We are here told when we enter into temptation, and are in most danger of falling into this sin: " When… Read the whole commentary →