Proverbs 23:3
Be not desirous of his dainties; Seeing they are deceitful food.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 23:6 : 6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties:
- Ps 141:4 : 4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, To practise deeds of wickedness With men that work iniquity: And let me not eat of their dainties.
- Dan 1:8 : 8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king's dainties, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
- Luke 21:34 : 34 But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare:
- Eph 4:22 : 22 that ye put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old man, that waxeth corrupt after the lusts of deceit;
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4 Weary not thyself 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, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.
6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties:
7 For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.
8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy sweet words.
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8 Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me:
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1 Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them:
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17 Stolen waters are sweet, And bread [eaten] in secret is pleasant.
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- Prov 6:25-262 verses71%
25 Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
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20 So that his life abhorreth bread, And his soul dainty food.
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25 Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah.
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16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
17 Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor's house, Lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.
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6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.
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25 The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.
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31 Let him not trust in vanity, deceiving himself; For vanity shall be his recompense.
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27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; But he that hateth bribes shall live.
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18 And they tempted God in their heart By asking food according to their desire.
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28 Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.