Proverbs 23:3
Be not desirous of his delicacies, 1 for they are lechem kezavim (deceitful food). 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
In Context
2And put a sakin (knife) to thy throat, 1 if thou be a ba'al nefesh (man given to gluttony). 1
4Overwork not to get rich; 1 cease from thine own binah (understanding). 1
Cross References
Psalms 141:4Let not my lev incline to any evil thing, 1 to practice wicked works 1 with men that work iniquity; 1 and let me not eat of their dainties. 1
Daniel 1:8But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the kingʼs delicacies, nor with the yayin which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
Ephesians 4:22For the torah you received was that you must disrobe from your former derech of your old self, the one being corrupted according to the ta'avot of AKOV + 4:22 Jer 17:9 (deceitful) remiyah (guile),
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 →