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Proverbs 23:3

World English Bible

Don’t be desirous of his dainties,
since they are deceitful food.

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Proverbs 23:3 in other translations

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

Proverbs 23:3 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 23:3 in context

  1. 1When you sit to eat with a ruler,
    consider diligently what is before you;
  2. 2put a knife to your throat,
    if you are a man given to appetite.
  3. 3Don’t be desirous of his dainties,
    since they are deceitful food.
  4. 4Don’t weary yourself to be rich.
    In your wisdom, show restraint.
  5. 5Why do you set your eyes on that which is not?
    For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.