Proverbs 23:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.”
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BSBPD
“Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Be not desirous of his dainties; Seeing they are deceitful food.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Have no desire to his dainties, seeing it <FI>is<Fi> lying food.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Proverbs 23:3 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 141:4Do 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.
- Proverbs 23:6Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;
- Daniel 1:8But 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.
- Luke 21:34But 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.
- Ephesians 4:22to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
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