Proverbs 23:3

desire not his provisions; 1 For these belong to a false life. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.

In Context

2And apply thy hand, 1 Knowing that it behooves thee to prepare such meats: 1 But if thou art very insatiable,

4If thou art poor, measure not thyself with a rich man; 1 But refrain thyself in thy wisdom. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 141:4When my spirit was fainting within me, 1 Then thou knewest my paths; 1 In the very way wherein I was walking, they hid a snare for me. 1

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 →

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