Proverbs 23:3
Have no desire to his dainties, seeing it `is' lying food.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 23:6 : 6 Eat not the bread of an evil eye, And have no desire to his dainties,
- Ps 141:4 : 4 Incline not my heart to an evil thing, To do habitually actions in wickedness, With men working iniquity, Yea, I eat not of their pleasant things.
- Dan 1:8 : 8 And Daniel purposeth in his heart that he will not pollute himself with the king's portion of food, and with the wine of his drinking, and he seeketh of the chief of the eunuchs that he may not pollute himself.
- Luke 21:34 : 34 `And take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts may be weighed down with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and anxieties of life, and suddenly that day may come on you,
- Eph 4:22 : 22 ye are to put off concerning the former behaviour the old man, that is corrupt according to the desires of the deceit,
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- Prov 23:4-85 verses83%
4 Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not.
5 For wealth maketh to itself wings, As an eagle it flieth to the heavens.
6 Eat not the bread of an evil eye, And have no desire to his dainties,
7 For as he hath thought in his soul, so `is' he, `Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart `is' not with thee.
8 Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that `are' sweet.
- Prov 23:1-22 verses79%
1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which `is' before thee,
2 And thou hast put a knife to thy throat, If thou `art' a man of appetite.
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17 Sweet to a man `is' the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled `with' gravel.
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4 Incline not my heart to an evil thing, To do habitually actions in wickedness, With men working iniquity, Yea, I eat not of their pleasant things.
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20 Be not thou among quaffers of wine, Among gluttonous ones of flesh,
- Prov 30:8-92 verses73%
8 Vanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion,
9 Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, `Who `is' Jehovah?' And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God.
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1 Be not envious of evil men, And desire not to be with them.
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17 `Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.'
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30 They have not been estranged from their desire, Yet `is' their food in their mouth,
- Prov 6:25-262 verses71%
25 Desire not her beauty in thy heart, And let her not take thee with her eyelids.
26 For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.
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20 And his life hath nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food.
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25 thou dost not eat it, in order that it may be well with thee, and with thy sons after thee, when thou dost that which `is' right in the eyes of Jehovah.
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2 Why do ye weigh money for that which is not bread? And your labour for that which is not for satiety? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat good, And your soul doth delight itself in fatness.
- Prov 25:16-172 verses70%
16 Honey thou hast found -- eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated `with' it, and hast vomited it.
17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated `with' thee, and have hated thee.
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30 They do not despise the thief, When he stealeth to fill his soul when he is hungry,
- Prov 28:21-222 verses70%
21 To discern faces is not good, And for a piece of bread doth a man transgress.
22 Troubled for wealth `is' the man `with' an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him.
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25 The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!
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31 Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.
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9 and those wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction,
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6 The making of treasures by a lying tongue, `Is' a vanity driven away of those seeking death.
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18 for such our Lord Jesus Christ do not serve, but their own belly; and through the good word and fair speech they deceive the hearts of the harmless,
- Prov 21:25-262 verses69%
25 The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work.
26 All the day desiring he hath desired, And the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.
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3 The words of his mouth `are' iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently -- to do good.
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31 Let him not put credence in vanity, He hath been deceived, For vanity is his recompence.
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7 A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And `to' a hungry soul every bitter thing `is' sweet.
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3 `Thou dost not eat any abominable thing;
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12 lest thou eat, and hast been satisfied, and good houses dost build, and hast inhabited;
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10 My son, if sinners entice thee be not willing.
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25 Lest thou learn his paths, And have received a snare to thy soul.
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27 The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour -- honour.
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23 An abomination to Jehovah `are' a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit `are' not good.
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7 All the labour of man `is' for his mouth, and yet the soul is not filled.
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23 Abundance of food -- the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.
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22 The desirableness of a man `is' his kindness, And better `is' the poor than a liar.
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23 which are, indeed, having a matter of wisdom in will-worship, and humble-mindedness, and neglecting of body -- not in any honour, unto a satisfying of the flesh.
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27 A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, And whoso is hating gifts liveth.
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18 And they try God in their heart, To ask food for their lust.
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28 Be not a witness for nought against thy neighbour, Or thou hast enticed with thy lips.