Proverbs 23:3
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Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
In other translations
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Proverbs 23:6Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;
- Psalm 141:4Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.
- Luke 21:34And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
- Daniel 1:8But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself.
- Ephesians 4:22That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
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