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


In Context

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 art a man given to appetite.

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

4 Labor not to be rich: cease from thy own wisdom.

5 Wilt thou set thy eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make to themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle towards heaven.

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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:3Be not desirous of his dainties; for 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 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.