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(Proverbs 23:1-3)
New American Standard Bible 1995
1 When you sit down
to dine with a ruler, Consider carefully [a]what is before you, 2 And
put a knife to your throat If you are a man of great appetite. 3 Do
not desire his delicacies, For it is deceptive food.
(Proverbs 23:1-3)
New King James Version
1 When you sit down to eat
with a ruler, Consider carefully what is before you; 2 And put a knife
to your throat If you are a man given to appetite. 3 Do not desire his
delicacies, For they are deceptive food.
Most of proverbs scripture verses stand by themselves. However, occasionally, the bible reader will come across verses like Proverbs 23:3 that need to be taken in the context of the surrounding verses.
Proverbs 23:1-3 is about how we should behave and how our etiquette should be when we are in the presence of important people like leaders, rulers, etc.
Based on personal experience, Proverbs 23:2 make sense because we do Not want to look like a glutton when we dine with important people.
However, Proverbs 23:3 use of the word deceptive to describe the food while dining with important people does Not make much sense.
(Proverbs 23:1-3) what does Not desiring deceptive food have anything to do with behaving while dining with important leaders?
