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Proverbs 23:3
3Do not want his special food for yourself. He may be trying to deceive you.
Proverbs 23:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
- New International Version (NIV)Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Do not desire his delicacies, For they are deceptive food.
Context of Proverbs 23:3
16. When you sit down to eat a meal with a ruler, be careful how you eat. 2Even if you enjoy your food, do not eat too much of it. Do not want his special food for yourself. He may be trying to deceive you. 47. Do not work so hard to become rich that you make yourself ill. Be wise and rest when you need to. 5Your money can disappear very quickly. It may seem to grow wings and then fly far away like an eagle.
Read all of Proverbs 23Proverbs 23:3 word by word
אַל־תִּ֭תְאָיו לְמַטְעַמּוֹתָ֑יו וְ֝ה֗וּא לֶ֣חֶם כְּזָבִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 23:3
- Proverbs 23:68. Do not go and eat a meal with someone who hates to spend his money. His food may be good, but do not be greedy for it.
- Psalms 141:4Do not let my mind want evil things. Do not let me join with wicked people, to do the same bad things that they do. I do not even want to eat their good food.
- Daniel 1:8But Daniel decided that God did not want him to eat the king's food and wine. He knew that it might be against God's rules. So he asked the king's special officer that he might not have to eat the king's food.
- Luke 21:34But be careful, and watch how you live. Do not eat or drink too much. Do not waste your time like that. Do not waste time by having troubles in your mind about your life. If you do, that day will surprise you. It will come when you are not looking.
- Ephesians 4:22They taught you to change the way that you live. You must put away the nature that you had before. That old nature deceived you. As a result, you wanted to do things that would destroy you.
Commentaries on Proverbs 23:3
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Dainties deceitful meat - Such as “savory meat,” venison Genesis 27:4, offered not from genuine hospitality, but with some by-ends.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3Saying 6: Many proverbs advise young men in government jobs. A ruler's rich food might tempt a newcomer to overeat due to lack of self-control. But he will be at risk when full.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. are deceitful meat--though well tasted, injurious.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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