Proverbs 23:3
Have no desire to his dainties, seeing it [is] lying food.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
In Context
2And thou hast put a knife to thy throat, If thou [art] a man of appetite.
Cross References
Psalms 141:4Incline not my heart to an evil thing, To do habitually actions in wickedness, With men working iniquity, Yea, I eat not of their pleasant things.
Daniel 1:8And Daniel purposeth in his heart that he will not pollute himself with the king's portion of food, and with the wine of his drinking, and he seeketh of the chief of the eunuchs that he may not pollute himself.
Ephesians 4:22ye are to put off concerning the former behaviour the old man, that is corrupt according to the desires of the 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 →