Proverbs 23:3
desire not his provisions; for these belong to a false life.
LXX2012 (British)
In The King James Version
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
In Context
4If you are poor, measure not yourself with a rich man; but refrain yourself in your wisdom.
Cross References
Psalms 141:4I looked on my right hand, and behold, for there was none that noticed me; refuge failed me; and there was none that cared for my soul. 1
Daniel 1:8And Daniel purposed in his heart, that he would not defile himself with the king's table, nor with the wine of his drink: and he entreated the chief of the eunuchs 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 →