Proverbs 23
23
Proverbs 23
1¶ When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee;
2and put a knife to thy throat if thou art a man given to appetite.
3Do not be desirous of his dainties; for they are deceitful food.
4¶ Do not labour to be rich; cease from thine own wisdom.
5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon riches which are not? For they shall certainly make themselves wings; they shall fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
6¶ Do not eat the bread of anyone who has an evil eye, neither desire his dainty foods;
7for as he thinks in his soul, so is he; Eat and drink, he shall say unto thee, but his heart is not with thee.
8Didst thou eat thy part? Thou shalt vomit it up and lose thy sweet words.
9¶ Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the prudence of thy words.
10¶ Do not remove the old landmark, and do not enter into the inheritance of the fatherless:
11For their redeemer is mighty; he shall judge their cause against thee.
12¶ Apply thine heart unto chastening and thine ears to the words of wisdom.
13Do not withhold correction from the child; for if thou shall beat him with the rod, he shall not die.
14Thou shalt beat him with the rod and shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.
15My son, if thy heart is wise, my heart shall also rejoice;
16my kidneys shall also rejoice when thy lips speak right things.
17¶ Let not thy heart envy sinners, but persevere in the fear of the Lord all day long.
18For surely there is an end, and thy hope shall not be cut off.
19¶ Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and straighten thy heart in the way.
20Do not be among those who are drunk with wine; nor among gluttonous eaters of food;
21for the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall cause them to wear rags.
22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
23Buy the truth and sell it not, also wisdom and instruction and understanding.
24The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice, and he that begets a wise child shall have joy with him.
25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bore thee shall rejoice.
26My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
27For a whore is a deep ditch and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
28She also lies in wait as for a prey and increases the transgressors among men.
29¶ For who shall be the woe? for who shall be the woe? for who contention? for who quarrels? for who the wounds without cause? who shall have redness of eyes?
30For those that tarry long at the wine; those that go to seek mixed wine.
31Do not look upon the wine when it is red, when it gives its colour in the cup, it goes down smoothly.
32At the last it bites like a serpent and stings like an adder.
33Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lies down in the midst of the sea or as he that sleeps at the rudder.
35They have stricken me, thou shalt say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not; when I shall awake, I will seek it yet again.
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The Jubilee Bible 2000 (JUB) by Ransom Press International
Proverbs 23
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1When you sit down to eat with a ruler,
pay close attention to what is in front of you,
2and put a knife to your throat if you have a big appetite.
3Do not crave his delicacies,
because this is food that deceives you.
4Do not wear yourself out getting rich.
Be smart enough to stop.
5Will you catch only a fleeting glimpse of wealth before it is gone?
It makes wings for itself like an eagle flying into the sky.
6Do not eat the food of one who is stingy,
and do not crave his delicacies.
7As he calculates the cost to himself, this is what he does:
He tells you, “Eat and drink,”
but he doesn’t really mean it.
8You will vomit the little bit you have eaten
and spoil your pleasant conversation.
9Do not talk directly to a fool,
because he will despise the wisdom of your words.
10Do not move an ancient boundary marker
or enter fields that belong to orphans,
11because the one who is responsible for them is strong.
He will plead their case against you.
Learning from Your Father
12Live a more disciplined life,
and listen carefully to words of knowledge.
13Do not hesitate to discipline a child.
If you spank him, he will not die.
14Spank him yourself,
and you will save his soul from hell.
15My son,
if you have a wise heart,
my heart will rejoice as well.
16My heart rejoices when you speak what is right.
17Do not envy sinners in your heart.
Instead, continue to fear the Lord.
18There is indeed a future,
and your hope will never be cut off.
19My son,
listen, be wise,
and keep your mind going in the right direction.
20Do not associate with those who drink too much wine,
with those who eat too much meat,
21because both a drunk and a glutton will become poor.
Drowsiness will dress a person in rags.
22Listen to your father since you are his son,
and do not despise your mother because she is old.
23Buy truth (and do not sell it),
⌞that is,⌟ buy wisdom, discipline, and understanding.
24A righteous person’s father will certainly rejoice.
Someone who has a wise son will enjoy him.
25May your father and your mother be glad.
May she who gave birth to you rejoice.
26My son,
give me your heart.
Let your eyes find happiness in my ways.
27A prostitute is a deep pit.
A loose woman is a narrow well.
28She is like a robber, lying in ambush.
She spreads unfaithfulness throughout society.
29Who has trouble?
Who has misery?
Who has quarrels?
Who has a complaint?
Who has wounds for no reason?
Who has bloodshot eyes?
30Those who drink glass after glass of wine
and mix it with everything.
31Do not look at wine
because it is red,
because it sparkles in the cup,
because it goes down smoothly.
32Later it bites like a snake
and strikes like a poisonous snake.
33Your eyes will see strange sights,
and your mouth will say embarrassing things.
34You will be like someone lying down in the middle of the sea
or like someone lying down on top of a ship’s mast, saying,
35“They strike me, but I feel no pain.
They beat me, but I’m not aware of it.
Whenever I wake up, I’m going to look for another drink.”
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