Proverbs 23:3
Be not desirous of his meats, in which is the bread of deceit.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
In Context
2And put a knife to thy throat, if it be so that thou have thy soul in thy own power.
4Labour not to be rich: but set bounds to thy prudence.
Cross References
Psalms 141:4They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent: the venom of saps is under their lips.
Daniel 1:8But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not be defiled with the king's table, nor with the wine which he drank: and he requested the master of the eunuchs that he might not be defiled.
Ephesians 4:22To put off, according to former conversation, the old man, who is corrupted according to the desire of 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 →