Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
General references
Bible References
General references
Proverbs 23:6
Do not eat the bread of a selfish man,
Or desire his delicacies;
Do not eat the bread of a selfish man,
Or desire his delicacies;
Psalm 141:4
Do not incline my heart to [consent to or tolerate] any evil thing,
Or to practice deeds of wickedness
With men who plan and do evil;
And let me not eat of their delicacies (be tempted by their gain).
Do not incline my heart to [consent to or tolerate] any evil thing,
Or to practice deeds of wickedness
With men who plan and do evil;
And let me not eat of their delicacies (be tempted by their gain).
Daniel 1:8
But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile (taint, dishonor) himself with the king’s finest food or with the wine which the king drank; so he asked the commander of the officials that he might [be excused so that he would] not defile himself.
Luke 21:34 “But be on guard, so that your hearts are not weighed down and depressed with the giddiness of debauchery and the nausea of self-indulgence and the worldly worries of life, and then that day [when the Messiah returns] will not come on you suddenly like a trap;
Ephesians 4:22
that, regarding your previous way of life, you put off your old self [completely discard your former nature], which is being corrupted through deceitful desires,