231 When you sit down to dine with a ruler , Consider carefully 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 .

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 23:1-3

Commentary on Proverbs 23:1-3

(Read Proverbs 23:1-3)

God's restraints of the appetite only say, Do thyself no harm.