Proverbs 23:3
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitfull meate.
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- Proverbs 23:6Rank 1 from verse 3
- Luke 21:34Rank 2 from verse 3
34¶ And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
34¶ And take heed to your selues, least at any time your hearts be ouercharged with surfetting, and drunkennesse, and cares of this life, and so that day come vpon you vnawares.
- Psalms 141:4Rank 3 from verse 3
- Daniel 1:8Rank 4 from verse 3
8¶ But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
8¶ But Daniel purposed in his heart, that he would not defile himselfe with the portion of the kings meat, nor with the wine which he dranke: therefore hee requested of the Prince of the Eunuches, that hee might not defile himselfe.
- Ephesians 4:22Rank 5 from verse 3
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Proverbs 23:3
Wishing for or strongly desiring something.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Choice or highly desired foods.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
False or misleading, and therefore untrustworthy.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Food, nourishment, sustenance, or provision. Sense 2: Figuratively, that which nourishes or sustains.
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2And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
2And put a knife to thy throate, if thou be a man giuen to appetite.
3Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
3Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitfull meate.
Selected passage4Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
4*Labour not to bee rich: cease from thine owne wisedome.