King James Version

Proverbs 23:3

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

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אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תִּ֭תְאָוtitavcovetאָוָהverb, hithpael, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “covet”, a wish or indirect commandH183to wish forcovet, (greatly) desire, be desirous, long, lust (after).לְמַטְעַמּוֹתָ֑יוlematamotayvto daintyמַטְעַםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to dainty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4303a delicacydainty (meat), savoury meat.וְ֝ה֗וּאvehuand as for herהוּאconjunction, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.לֶ֣חֶםlechembreadלֶחֶםnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “bread”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)(shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.כְּזָבִֽיםkezavimdeceitfulכָּזָבnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “deceitful”, the ordinary formH3577falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol)deceitful, false, leasing, + liar, lie, lying.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Be not desirous of his dainties; seeing they are deceitful food.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Be not desirous of his dainties; Seeing they are deceitful food.

Young’s Literal Translation

Have no desire to his dainties, seeing it [is] lying food.

World English Bible

Don’t be desirous of his dainties, since they are deceitful food.

Darby Translation

Be not desirous of his dainties; for they are deceitful food.

Douay-Rheims

Be not desirous of his meats, in which is the bread of deceit.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Be not desirous of his dainties; seeing they are deceitful food.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

desire not his provisions; for these belong to a false life.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

μὴ ἐπιθύμει τῶν ἐδεσμάτων αὐτοῦ, ταῦτα γὰρ ἔχεται ζωῆς ψευδοῦς.