Proverbs 23:3
Be not desirous of his meats, in which is the bread of deceit.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
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 141:4When my spirit failed me, then thou knewest my paths. In this way wherein I walked, they have hidden a snare for me.
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. Be defiled, etc... Viz., either by eating meat forbidden by the law, or which had before been offered to idols.
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 →