Proverbs 23:3
Be not desirous of his dainties; seeing they are deceitful food.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 thou be a man given to appetite.
4Weary not thyself to be rich; cease from thine own wisdom.
Cross References
Psalms 141:4Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to be occupied in deeds of wickedness with men that work iniquity; and let me not eat of their dainties.
Daniel 1:8But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king's food, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the officers that he might not defile himself.
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 →