Proverbs 23:3

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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,

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%

    4Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not.

    5For wealth maketh to itself wings, As an eagle it flieth to the heavens.

    6Eat not the bread of an evil eye, And have no desire to his dainties,

    7For as he hath thought in his soul, so `is' he, `Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart `is' not with thee.

    8Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that `are' sweet.

  • Prov 23:1-2
    2 verses
    79%

    1When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which `is' before thee,

    2And thou hast put a knife to thy throat, If thou `art' a man of appetite.

  • Prov 20:17
    75%

    17Sweet to a man `is' the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled `with' gravel.

  • Ps 141:4
    74%

    4Incline 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.

  • Prov 23:20
    74%

    20Be not thou among quaffers of wine, Among gluttonous ones of flesh,

  • Prov 30:8-9
    2 verses
    73%

    8Vanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion,

    9Lest 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.

  • Prov 24:1
    72%

    1Be not envious of evil men, And desire not to be with them.

  • Prov 9:17
    72%

    17`Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.'

  • Ps 78:30
    72%

    30They have not been estranged from their desire, Yet `is' their food in their mouth,

  • Prov 6:25-26
    2 verses
    71%

    25Desire not her beauty in thy heart, And let her not take thee with her eyelids.

    26For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.

  • Job 33:20
    71%

    20And his life hath nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food.

  • Deut 12:25
    71%

    25thou 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.

  • Isa 55:2
    70%

    2Why 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 25:16-17
    2 verses
    70%

    16Honey thou hast found -- eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated `with' it, and hast vomited it.

    17Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated `with' thee, and have hated thee.

  • Prov 6:30
    70%

    30They do not despise the thief, When he stealeth to fill his soul when he is hungry,

  • Prov 28:21-22
    2 verses
    70%

    21To discern faces is not good, And for a piece of bread doth a man transgress.

    22Troubled for wealth `is' the man `with' an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him.

  • Prov 13:25
    70%

    25The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!

  • Prov 3:31
    70%

    31Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.

  • 1 Tim 6:9
    70%

    9and 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,

  • Prov 21:6
    69%

    6The making of treasures by a lying tongue, `Is' a vanity driven away of those seeking death.

  • Rom 16:18
    69%

    18for 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 21:25-26
    2 verses
    69%

    25The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work.

    26All the day desiring he hath desired, And the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

  • Ps 36:3
    69%

    3The words of his mouth `are' iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently -- to do good.

  • Job 15:31
    69%

    31Let him not put credence in vanity, He hath been deceived, For vanity is his recompence.

  • Prov 27:7
    69%

    7A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And `to' a hungry soul every bitter thing `is' sweet.

  • Deut 14:3
    69%

    3`Thou dost not eat any abominable thing;

  • Deut 8:12
    69%

    12lest thou eat, and hast been satisfied, and good houses dost build, and hast inhabited;

  • Prov 1:10
    68%

    10My son, if sinners entice thee be not willing.

  • Prov 22:25
    68%

    25Lest thou learn his paths, And have received a snare to thy soul.

  • Prov 25:27
    68%

    27The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour -- honour.

  • Prov 20:23
    68%

    23An abomination to Jehovah `are' a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit `are' not good.

  • Eccl 6:7
    68%

    7All the labour of man `is' for his mouth, and yet the soul is not filled.

  • Prov 13:23
    68%

    23Abundance of food -- the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.

  • Prov 19:22
    68%

    22The desirableness of a man `is' his kindness, And better `is' the poor than a liar.

  • Col 2:23
    68%

    23which 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.

  • Prov 15:27
    68%

    27A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, And whoso is hating gifts liveth.

  • Ps 78:18
    68%

    18And they try God in their heart, To ask food for their lust.

  • Prov 24:28
    68%

    28Be not a witness for nought against thy neighbour, Or thou hast enticed with thy lips.