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


In Context

1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which is before thee,

2 And thou hast put a knife to thy throat, If thou art a man of appetite.

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

4 Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not.

5 For wealth maketh to itself wings, As an eagle it flieth to 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 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 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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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