Proverbs 23:3
Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food.
In context
1 When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what is before you, 2 and put a knife to your throat if you are given to appetite. 3 Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food. 4 Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist. 5 When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven. 6 Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy; do not desire his delicacies,
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 23:3 in the KJV
Be not desirous of his dainties: For they are deceitful meat.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 23:3 in the NIV
Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.