Proverbs 23:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Be not desirous of his dainties; Seeing they are deceitful food.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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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;

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Prov 23:4-8
5 verses
83%
4Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.
5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For [riches] certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.
6Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties:
7For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.
8The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy sweet words.
Prov 23:1-2
2 verses
79%
1When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee;
2And put a knife to thy throat, If thou be a man given to appetite.
Prov 20:17
75%
17Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Ps 141:4
74%
4Incline 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.
Prov 23:20
74%
20Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:
Prov 30:8-9
2 verses
73%
8Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me:
9Lest I be full, and deny [thee], and say, Who is Jehovah? Or lest I be poor, and steal, And use profanely the name of my God.
Prov 24:1
72%
1Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them:
Prov 9:17
72%
17Stolen waters are sweet, And bread [eaten] in secret is pleasant.
Ps 78:30
72%
30They were not estranged from that which they desired, Their food was yet in their mouths,
Prov 6:25-26
2 verses
71%
25Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
26For on account of a harlot [a man is brought] to a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.
Job 33:20
71%
20So that his life abhorreth bread, And his soul dainty food.
Deut 12:25
71%
25Thou 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.
Isa 55:2
70%
2Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Prov 25:16-17
2 verses
70%
16Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
17Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor's house, Lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.
Prov 6:30
70%
30Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy himself when he is hungry:
Prov 28:21-22
2 verses
70%
21To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.
22he that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.
Prov 13:25
70%
25The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; But the belly of the wicked shall want.
Prov 3:31
70%
31Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.
1 Tim 6:9
70%
9But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition.
Prov 21:6
69%
6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.
Rom 16:18
69%
18For they that are such serve not our Lord {G2424} Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and fair speech they beguile the hearts of the innocent.
Prov 21:25-26
2 verses
69%
25The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.
26There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.
Ps 36:3
69%
3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise [and] to do good.
Job 15:31
69%
31Let him not trust in vanity, deceiving himself; For vanity shall be his recompense.
Prov 27:7
69%
7The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Deut 14:3
69%
3Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.
Deut 8:12
69%
12lest, when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;
Prov 1:10
68%
10My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not.
Prov 22:25
68%
25Lest thou learn this ways, And get a snare to thy soul.
Prov 25:27
68%
27It is not good to eat much honey: So [for men] to search out their own glory is grievous.
Prov 20:23
68%
23Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.
Eccl 6:7
68%
7All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
Prov 13:23
68%
23Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.
Prov 19:22
68%
22That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.
Col 2:23
68%
23Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will-worship, and humility, and severity to the body; [but are] not of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.
Prov 15:27
68%
27He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; But he that hateth bribes shall live.
Ps 78:18
68%
18And they tempted God in their heart By asking food according to their desire.
Prov 24:28
68%
28Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.