Proverbs 23:8
Proverbs 17:1
dry <02720> [a dry.]
house <01004> [an house.]
feasting <02077> [sacrifices. or, good cheer. with.]
Proverbs 28:21
show partiality <05234> [respect.]
smallest piece <06595> [for.]
Erasmus observes that this expression probably originated from the circumstance of holding out a piece of bread to a dog, in order to soothe him.