Proverbs 23:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.”
Proverbs 23:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 23:3 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 23:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 23:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Don’t be desirous of his dainties, since they are deceitful food.”
Proverbs 23:3 — World English Bible
Proverbs 23:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Be not desirous of his dainties; Seeing they are deceitful food.”
Proverbs 23:3 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 23:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Have no desire to his dainties, seeing it <FI>is<Fi> lying food.”
Proverbs 23:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 23:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Be not desirous of his dainties; for they are deceitful food.”
Proverbs 23:3 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 23:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Be not desirous of his deintie meates: for it is a deceiuable meate.”
Proverbs 23:3 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 23:3 in Context — Proverbs 23
1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
4 Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
What Does Proverbs 23:3 Mean?
Proverbs 23:3 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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