Proverbs 23:3

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Be not desirous of his daintie meates, for meate begyleth and deceaueth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 23:6 : 6 Eate thou not the bread of hym that hath an euyll eye: neither desire thou his daintie meate.
  • Ps 141:4 : 4 Inclyne not myne heart to any euyll thyng, wherby I myght commit any vngodly act with men that be workers of iniquitie: and let me not eate of their delicates.
  • Dan 1:8 : 8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he woulde not defile hym selfe with the portion of the kinges meate, nor with the wyne which he dranke: therefore he required the chiefe chamberlayne that he might not defile him selfe.
  • Luke 21:34 : 34 Take heede to your selues, lest at any tyme your heartes be ouercome with surfettyng and dronkennesse, and cares of this lyfe, and so the daye come vpon you vnwares.
  • Eph 4:22 : 22 To lay downe, accordyng to the former conuersation, ye olde man, which is corrupt, accordyng to the lustes of error:

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    83%

    4Take not ouer great trauayle to be riche, beware of suche a purpose.

    5Wylt thou set thyne eye vpon the thing which sodenly vanisheth away? For riches make them selues wynges, and take their flight lyke an Egle into the ayre.

    6Eate thou not the bread of hym that hath an euyll eye: neither desire thou his daintie meate.

    7For as though he thought it in his heart, he saith, eate and drinke: where as his heart is not with thee.

    8The morsels that thou hast eaten shalt thou parbreake, and loose those sweete wordes.

  • Prov 23:1-2
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    79%

    1When thou sittest to eate with a noble man, consider diligently what is set before thee.

    2Measure thyne appetite if it be gredyly set.

  • Prov 20:17
    75%

    17A man liketh the bread that is gotten with deceipt: but at the last his mouth shalbe filled with grauell.

  • Ps 141:4
    74%

    4Inclyne not myne heart to any euyll thyng, wherby I myght commit any vngodly act with men that be workers of iniquitie: and let me not eate of their delicates.

  • Prov 23:20
    74%

    20Kepe not company with wine bibbers, and riotous eaters of fleshe:

  • Prov 30:8-9
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    8Remoue farre fro me vanitie and lyes, geue me neither pouertie nor riches, only graunt me a necessary lyuyng:

    9Lest peraduenture I beyng full, shoulde denie thee, and say, who is the Lorde? or beyng oppressed with pouertie fall to stealyng, and forswere the name of my God.

  • Prov 24:1
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    1Be not thou enuious to folow wicked men, and desire not to be among them:

  • Prov 9:17
    72%

    17Stolen waters are sweete, & the bread that is priuily eaten, hath a good taste.

  • Ps 78:30
    72%

    30But whyle the meate was yet in their mouthes, the heauy wrath of God came vpon them, and slue the welthyest of them: and made the chosen men of Israel to stoupe.

  • Prov 6:25-26
    2 verses
    71%

    25Lust not after her beautie in thyne heart, lest thou be taken with her fayre lokes.

    26By an harlot a man is brought to beg his bread, and a woman wyll hunte for the pretious life of man.

  • Job 33:20
    71%

    20So that his lyfe may away with no bread, and his soule abhorreth to eate any dayntie meate:

  • Deut 12:25
    71%

    25Thou shalt not eate it, that it may go well with thee, and with thy chyldren after thee: But thou shalt do that whiche is ryght in the sight of the Lorde.

  • Isa 55:2
    70%

    2Wherfore do ye lay out any money for the thyng that feedeth not, and spende your labour about the thyng that satisfieth you not? But hearken rather vnto me, and ye shal eate of the best, and your soule shall haue her pleasure in plenteousnesse.

  • Prov 25:16-17
    2 verses
    70%

    16If thou findest honie, eate so muche as is sufficient for thee: lest thou be ouer full, and parbreake it out agayne.

    17Withdrawe thy foote from thy neighbours house: lest he be werie of thee, and so hate thee.

  • Prov 6:30
    70%

    30Men do not vtterly despise a thiefe that stealeth to satisfie his soule, when he is hungrie:

  • Prov 28:21-22
    2 verses
    70%

    21To haue respect of persons in iudgement is not good, for that man wyll do wrong, yea euen for a peece of bread.

    22He that wyll be riche all to soone, hath an euyll eye: and considereth not that pouertie shall come vpon hym.

  • Prov 13:25
    70%

    25The righteous eateth and is satisfied: but the belly of the vngodly hath neuer enough.

  • Prov 3:31
    70%

    31Folowe not a wicked man, and chose none of his wayes:

  • 1 Tim 6:9
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    9For they that wyll be riche, fall into temptations and snares, and into many folishe & noysome lustes, which drowne men in perdition and destruction.

  • Prov 21:6
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    6To hoorde vp riches with a deceiptfull tongue, is vanitie tossed to and fro of them that seeke death.

  • Rom 16:18
    69%

    18For they that are suche, serue not the Lorde Iesus Christe, but their owne belly, and with sweete and flatteryng wordes deceaue the heartes of the innocentes.

  • Prov 21:25-26
    2 verses
    69%

    25The desire of the slouthfull kylleth him: for his handes wyll not labour.

    26He coueteth greedyly all day long: but the righteous geueth and spareth not.

  • Ps 36:3
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    3The wordes of his mouth are vnrighteous and full of deceipt: he hath left of to behaue him selfe wisely & to do good.

  • Job 15:31
    69%

    31He beleeueth not that he erreth in vanitie, and yet vanitie shalbe his recompence.

  • Prov 27:7
    69%

    7He that is full, abhorreth an honye combe: but vnto hym that is hungrye, euery sowre thing is sweete.

  • Deut 14:3
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    3Thou shalt eate no maner of abhomination.

  • Deut 8:12
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    12Yea, and when thou hast eaten and filled thy selfe, and hast buylt goodly houses and dwelt therein:

  • Prov 1:10
    68%

    10My sonne, if sinners entice thee, consent not vnto them.

  • Prov 22:25
    68%

    25Lest thou learne his wayes, and receaue hurt to thy soule.

  • Prov 25:27
    68%

    27As it is not good to eate to muche honye, so curiously to searche the glory of heauenly thinges, is not commendable.

  • Prov 20:23
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    23Diuers wayghtes are an abhomination vnto the Lord, and a false balaunce is not good.

  • Eccl 6:7
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  • Prov 13:23
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    23There is plenteousnesse of foode in the fieldes of the poore: but the fielde not well ordered, is without fruite.

  • Prov 19:22
    68%

    22It is a mans worship to do good: and a poore man is better then a lyer.

  • Col 2:23
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    23Which thynges haue a shewe of wisdome, in superstition & humblenesse of mynde, and in hurtyng of the body, not in any honour to the satisfiyng of ye flesh.

  • Prov 15:27
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    27The greedy couetous man rooteth vp his owne house: but who so hateth rewardes shall lyue.

  • Ps 78:18
    68%

    18And they temped god in their heartes: in requiring meate for their lust.

  • Prov 24:28
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    28Be not a false witnesse against thy neighbour, and speake no falsehood with thy lippes.