Proverbs 23:3
Do not long for his savory meats; they are deceitful food.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
In Context
2For thou puttest a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man of a craving desire.
4Fatigue thyself not to become rich; because thou hast understanding, forbear.
Cross References
Psalms 141:4Permit not my heart to incline after any evil thing, to practise deeds in wickedness with men that are doers of wrong: and let me not eat of their dainties.
Daniel 1:8But Daniel resolved in his heart that he would not defile himself with the food of the king, nor with the wine which he drank: and therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not need to 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 →