Proverbs 23:3
Be not desirous of his dainties: For they are deceitful meat.
In context
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. 6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainty meats:
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- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 23:3 in the NIV
Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 23:3 in the ESV
Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food.