Proverbs 23:3
Don’t be desirous of his dainties, 2 since they are deceitful food. 1
One Unity Resource Bible
In The King James Version
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
In Context
2put a knife to your throat, 2 if you are a man given to appetite. 1
4Don’t weary yourself to be rich. 2 In your wisdom, show restraint. 1
Cross References
Psalms 141:4Don’t incline my heart to any evil thing, 2 to practice deeds of ethical wickedness with men who work vain striving of iniquity. 2 Don’t let me eat of their delicacies. 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 →