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Proverbs 23:3

Proverbs 23:3
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Be not desirous of his dainties,.... His savoury food, which is very grateful to the taste, his rich provisions and royal dainties; do not lust after them, as the word (s) signifies, in an immoderate…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Dainties ... deceitful meat - Such as “savory meat,” venison Gen 27:4, offered not from genuine hospitality, but with some by-ends.

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Maurer quotes in illustration of these verses (1 3):

"Keep thee from the man that hath power to kill,

And thou shalt have no suspicion of the fear of death:

And if thou come unto him, commit no…

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