Proverbs 23:3
Don't be greedy for his fancy food, for it's offered with deceptive motives.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
In Context
2and cut down if you have a big appetite.
4Don't wear yourself out trying to get rich—be wise enough not to bother!
Cross References
Psalms 141:4Don't let me think about evil things or take part in doing anything wrong with wicked people. I won't join in eating fancy food at their feasts.
Daniel 1:8However, Daniel made up his mind not to make himself impure by eating the king's rich food and wine. He asked the chief eunuch to allow him not to make himself impure.
Ephesians 4:22So get rid of your former lifestyle, that old nature that ruins you through deceptive desires!
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 →