Proverbs 23:3
desire not his provisions; for these belong to a false life.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
In Context
4If thou art poor, measure not thyself with a rich man; but refrain thyself in thy wisdom.
Cross References
Psalms 141:4When my spirit was fainting within me, then thou knewest my paths; in the very way wherein I was walking, they hid a snare for me.
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 →