Proverbs 23:3

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

1When you sit down to dine with a ruler, Consider carefully what is before you, 2And put a knife to your throat If you are a man of great appetite. Do not desire his delicacies, For it is deceptive food. 4Do not weary yourself to gain wealth, Cease from your consideration of it. 5When you set your eyes on it, it is gone. For wealth certainly makes itself wings Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.

Proverbs 23:3 word by word

אַל־תִּ֭תְאָיו לְמַטְעַמּוֹתָ֑יו וְ֝ה֗וּא לֶ֣חֶם כְּזָבִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• desireאָוָה'âvâh · to desireH183
• his delicaciesמַטְעָםmaţ‛am maţ‛ammâh · delicacyH4303
• For it is deceptiveכָּזָבkâzâb · lieH3577
• foodלֶ֫חֶםlechem · foodH3899

Cross-references for Proverbs 23:3

• Proverbs 23:6Do not eat the bread of a selfish man, Or desire his delicacies;
• Psalms 141:4Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, To practice deeds of wickedness With men who do iniquity; And do not let me eat of their delicacies.
• Daniel 1:8But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s choice food or with the wine which he drank; so he sought permission from the commander of the officials that he might not defile himself.
• Luke 21:34“Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap;
• Ephesians 4:22that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit,

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

Topics related to Proverbs 23:3

• Abstemiousness
• Citizens
• Guest
• Prudence
• Temperance

In the dictionaries

• Clothe
• Correction
• Dainty
• Desirous
• Drunkard
• Food
• Poverty
• Riotous
• Sell
• Wine

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