3Be not desirous of his dainties; for they are deceitful food.


In Context

1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider well who 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 food.

4 Weary not thyself to become rich; cease from thine own intelligence:

5 wilt thou set thine eyes upon it, it is gone; for indeed it maketh itself wings and it flieth away as an eagle towards the heavens.

Proverbs 23:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:3Be not desirous of his dainties: for they [are] deceitful meat.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:3Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:3Be not desirous of his meats, in which is the bread of deceit.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:3Be not desirous of his dainties; Seeing they are deceitful food.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:3Be not desirous of his dainties; seeing they are deceitful meat.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:3Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful food.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:3Don't be desirous of his dainties, since they are deceitful food.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:3Have no desire to his dainties, seeing it is lying food.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:3Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.