Proverbs 23:3

Proverbs 23:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)don’t desire all the delicacies, for he might be trying to trick you.

Context of Proverbs 23:3

1When you sit to dine with a ruler, note well what is before you, 2and put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony. Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive. 4Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness. 5Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.

Proverbs 23:3 word by word

אַל־תִּ֭תְאָיו לְמַטְעַמּוֹתָ֑יו וְ֝ה֗וּא לֶ֣חֶם כְּזָבִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Be not desirousאָוָה'âvâh · to desireH183
• of his daintiesמַטְעָםmaţ‛am maţ‛ammâh · delicacyH4303
• deceitfulכָּזָבkâzâb · lieH3577
• meatלֶ֫חֶםlechem · foodH3899

Cross-references for Proverbs 23:3

• Proverbs 23:6Do not eat the food of a begrudging host, do not crave his delicacies;
• Psalms 141:4Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil so that I take part in wicked deeds along with those who are evildoers; do not let me eat their delicacies.
• Daniel 1:8But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way.
• Luke 21:34“Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap.
• Ephesians 4:22You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;

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