Proverbs 23:3
Do not crave his dainties, for, the same, are deceitful food.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
In Context
2And shalt put a knife to thy throat, if, of great appetite, thou art:
4Do not toil to get wealth, of thine own understanding, forbear:
Cross References
Psalms 141:4Let not my heart incline to a matter of wrong, that I should busy myself with practices in lawlessness, with men working iniquity, and let me not eat of their dainties.
Daniel 1:8But Daniel laid it upon his heart, that he would not defile himself with the delicacies of the king, nor with the wine which he drank,—therefore sought he of the ruler of the eunuchs, that he might not defile himself.
Ephesians 4:22That ye were to strip off—as regardeth the former behaviour—the old man, who corrupteth himself according to his deceitful covetings,
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 →