Proverbs 23:3
Do not be desirous of his dainties,seeing they are deceitful food.
New Heart English 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,if you are a man given to appetite.
4Do not weary yourself to be rich.In your wisdom, show restraint.
Cross References
Psalms 141:4Do not incline my heart to any evil thing,to practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity.Do not let me eat of their delicacies.
Daniel 1:8But Daniel determined in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king's royal food, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
Ephesians 4:22that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit;
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 →