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Proverbs 23:3

Don't eat too much of his fine food. It might be a trick.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abstemiousness;   Citizens;   Guest;   Prudence;   Temperance;   Thompson Chain Reference - Food;   Food, Physical-Spiritual;   Gluttony;   Self-Indulgence;   Self-Indulgence-Self-Denial;   Social Duties;   Temperance;   Temperance-Intemperance;   The Topic Concordance - Consideration;   Desire;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Diet of the Jews, the;   Gluttony;  

Dictionaries:

- Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Heart;   Pardon;   Temperance;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Food;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, Book of;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Dainties;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Dainties;   Proverbs, Book of;   Wisdom;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
don’t desire his choice food,for that food is deceptive.
Hebrew Names Version
Don't be desirous of his dainties, Seeing they are deceitful food.
King James Version
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
English Standard Version
Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food.
New American Standard Bible
Do not desire his delicacies, For it is deceptive food.
New Century Version
Don't be greedy for his fine foods, because that food might be a trick.
Amplified Bible
Do not desire his delicacies, For it is deceptive food [offered to you with questionable motives].
World English Bible
Don't be desirous of his dainties, Seeing they are deceitful food.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Be not desirous of his deintie meates: for it is a deceiuable meate.
Legacy Standard Bible
Do not desire his delicacies,For it is bread of falsehood.
Berean Standard Bible
Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
Contemporary English Version
Don't be greedy for all of that fancy food! It may not be so tasty.
Complete Jewish Bible
Don't be greedy for his delicacies, for they are deceptive food.
Darby Translation
Be not desirous of his dainties; for they are deceitful food.
George Lamsa Translation
Be not desirous of his food; for his bread is bread of deceit.
Good News Translation
Don't be greedy for the fine food he serves; he may be trying to trick you.
Lexham English Bible
Do not desire his delicacies, for it is food of deception.
Literal Translation
Do not desire his delicacies, for it is the bread of lies.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and yf thou wilt rule thine owne self, be not ouer gredy of his meate, for meate begyleth and disceaueth.
American Standard Version
Be not desirous of his dainties; Seeing they are deceitful food.
Bible in Basic English
Have no desire for his delicate food, for it is the bread of deceit.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Be not desirous of his dainties; seeing they are deceitful food.
King James Version (1611)
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitfull meate.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Be not desirous of his daintie meates, for meate begyleth and deceaueth.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
desire not his provisions; for these belong to a false life.
English Revised Version
Be not desirous of his dainties; seeing they are deceitful meat.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
desire thou not of his metis, in whom is the breed of `a leesing.
Update Bible Version
Don't be desirous of his dainties; Seeing they are deceitful food.
Webster's Bible Translation
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they [are] deceitful food.
New English Translation
Do not crave that ruler's delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
New King James Version
Do not desire his delicacies, For they are deceptive food.
New Living Translation
don't desire all the delicacies, for he might be trying to trick you.
New Life Bible
Do not desire his special foods, for they are put there for no good reason.
New Revised Standard
Do not desire the ruler's delicacies, for they are deceptive food.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Do not crave his dainties, for, the same, are deceitful food.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Be not desirous of his meats, in which is the bread of deceit.
Revised Standard Version
Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food.
Young's Literal Translation
Have no desire to his dainties, seeing it [is] lying food.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Do not desire his delicacies, For it is deceptive food.

Contextual Overview

1 When you sit and eat with an important person, remember who you are with. 2 Never eat too much, even if you are very hungry. 3 Don't eat too much of his fine food. It might be a trick.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Proverbs 23:6, Psalms 141:4, Daniel 1:8, Luke 21:34, Ephesians 4:22

Reciprocal: Genesis 27:14 - mother Proverbs 1:19 - every

Cross-References

Genesis 10:15
Canaan was the father of Sidon. Sidon was Canaan's first son. Canaan was also the father of the Hittites,
Genesis 23:5
The Hittites answered Abraham,
Genesis 23:7
Abraham got up and bowed to the people.
Genesis 25:10
This is the same cave that Abraham bought from the Hittites. He was buried there with his wife Sarah.
Genesis 27:46
Then Rebekah said to Isaac, "Your son Esau married Hittite women. I am very upset about this, because they are not our people. I'll have nothing to live for if Jacob marries one of these women!"
Genesis 49:30
That cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre in the land of Canaan. Abraham bought that field from Ephron so that he could have a burying place.
1 Samuel 26:6
David talked to Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah. (Abishai was Joab's brother.) He asked them, "Who would like to go down into the camp with me after Saul?" Abishai answered, "I'll go with you."
2 Samuel 23:39
and Uriah the Hittite. There were 37 in all.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Be not desirous of his dainties,.... His savoury food, which is very grateful to the taste, his rich provisions and royal dainties; do not lust after them, as the word s signifies, in an immoderate way, as the Israelites lusted after the fleshpots in Egypt: these may be lawfully desired, but not sinfully lusted after; and in feeding on them nature may be satisfied, and not the sensual lusts gratified in such a manner they crave, which would be criminal;

for they [are] deceitful meat; or, "bread of lies" t: through the pleasant and agreeable taste of them, they lead on to luxury and excess before a man is aware, and so deceive him; they promise him a great deal of pleasure, but, being too much indulged to, they produce sickness and nauseousness. Some think they are called so, from the intention and issue of them; being designed to draw out secrets, which men are very apt to divulge, when they have ate and drank freely. Some apply this to false doctrines, which are framed sometimes in a very plausible manner, and deceive the simple; are bread of lies, lies in hypocrisy, and are very pernicious; such words eat, as do a canker, instead of yielding solid nourishment.

s אל תתאו "ne concupiscas", Pagninus, Montanus, Mercerus, Cocceius, Gejerus, Schultens; "ne coucupiscito", Piscator. t לחם כזבים "panis mendaciorum", Montanus, Munster, Vatablus, Mercerus, Cocceius, Gejerus, Michaelis; "cibus mendaciorum", Piscator, Schultens.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Dainties ... deceitful meat - Such as “savory meat,” venison Genesis 27:4, offered not from genuine hospitality, but with some by-ends.


 
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