Proverbs 23:3

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Do not crave his delicacies, for they are deceptive food.

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  • Prov 23:6 : 6 Do not eat the bread of a stingy person, nor crave his delicacies.
  • Ps 141:4 : 4 Do not let my heart incline to an evil thing, to practice wicked deeds with those who do iniquity, and let me not eat of their delicacies.
  • Dan 1:8 : 8 But Daniel resolved in his heart not to defile himself with the royal food or wine. So he requested permission from the chief official not to defile himself.
  • Luke 21:34 : 34 Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with indulgence, drunkenness, and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap.
  • Eph 4:22 : 22 You were taught to put off your former way of life, the old self, which is corrupted by deceitful desires,

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    4Do not wear yourself out trying to become rich; stop relying on your own understanding.

    5Will you fix your eyes on wealth only for it to vanish? For it makes itself wings and flies away like an eagle toward the heavens.

    6Do not eat the bread of a stingy person, nor crave his delicacies.

    7For as he thinks within himself, so is he. He says to you, 'Eat and drink,' but his heart is not with you.

    8You will vomit up the morsel you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.

  • Prov 23:1-2
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    1When you sit down to dine with a ruler, carefully consider what is before you.

    2Place a knife to your throat if you are a person given to appetite.

  • Prov 20:17
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    17Food gained by deceit is sweet to a person, but afterward their mouth is full of gravel.

  • Ps 141:4
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    4Do not let my heart incline to an evil thing, to practice wicked deeds with those who do iniquity, and let me not eat of their delicacies.

  • Prov 23:20
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    20Do not be among heavy drinkers of wine or gluttons of meat.

  • Prov 30:8-9
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    8Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread.

    9Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, 'Who is the Lord?' Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

  • Prov 24:1
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    1Do not envy wicked people or desire to be with them.

  • Prov 9:17
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    17Stolen water is sweet, and food eaten in secret is delicious.

  • Ps 78:30
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    30But while the food was still in their mouths, they were not yet free of their craving.

  • Prov 6:25-26
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    25Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her captivate you with her eyes.

    26For a prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man hunts a precious life.

  • Job 33:20
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    20Their life begins to loathe food, and their soul rejects even the most desirable meal.

  • Deut 12:25
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    25Do not eat it, so that it may go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is right in the eyes of the Lord.

  • Isa 55:2
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    2Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of food.

  • Prov 25:16-17
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    16If you find honey, eat only as much as you need, lest you eat too much of it and vomit.

    17Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, lest he become weary of you and hate you.

  • Prov 6:30
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    30Men do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.

  • Prov 28:21-22
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    21To show partiality is not good, yet for a piece of bread, a man will transgress.

    22A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.

  • Prov 13:25
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    25The righteous eat to their heart's content, but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.

  • Prov 3:31
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    31Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways.

  • 1 Tim 6:9
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    9But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

  • Prov 21:6
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    6The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a trap of death.

  • Rom 16:18
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    18For such people are not serving our Lord Christ but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery, they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

  • Prov 21:25-26
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    25The desire of the lazy person kills them, for their hands refuse to work.

    26All day long they crave and crave, but the righteous give and do not hold back.

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    31Let him not trust in worthlessness, deceiving himself, for worthlessness will be his reward.

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    7A satisfied soul tramples on honey, but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.

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    3You shall not eat any detestable thing.

  • Deut 8:12
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    12Otherwise, when you have eaten and are satisfied, and have built fine houses and settled in them,

  • Prov 1:10
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    10My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.

  • Prov 22:25
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    25Or you may learn their ways and set a trap for your soul.

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    27It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one’s own glory.

  • Prov 20:23
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    23Differing weights are an abomination to the Lord, and deceitful scales are not good.

  • Eccl 6:7
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    7All human toil is for their mouth, yet their appetite is never satisfied.

  • Prov 13:23
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  • Prov 19:22
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    22What is desirable in a person is kindness, and it is better to be poor than a liar.

  • Col 2:23
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    23These have an appearance of wisdom in self-made religion, false humility, and severe treatment of the body, but they have no value against the indulgence of the flesh.

  • Prov 15:27
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    27Whoever is greedy for gain troubles his household, but the one who hates bribes will live.

  • Ps 78:18
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    18They tested God in their hearts by demanding the food they craved.

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    28Do not be a false witness against your neighbor or deceive with your lips.