Proverbs 23
23
1When thou sittest to eat with a ruler,
Consider diligently him that is before thee;
2And put a knife to thy throat,
If thou be a man given to appetite.
3Be not desirous of his dainties;
Seeing they are deceitful food.
4Weary not thyself to be rich;
Cease from thine own wisdom.
5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not?
For riches certainly make themselves wings,
Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.
6Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye,
Neither desire thou his dainties:
7For as he thinketh within himself, so is he:
Eat and drink, saith he to thee;
But his heart is not with thee.
8The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up,
And lose thy sweet words.
9Speak not in the hearing of a fool;
For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
10Remove not the ancient landmark;
And enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
11For their Redeemer is strong;
He will plead their cause against thee.
12Apply thy heart unto instruction,
And thine ears to the words of knowledge.
13Withhold not correction from the child;
For if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
14Thou shalt beat him with the rod,
And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.
15My son, if thy heart be wise,
My heart will be glad, even mine:
16Yea, my heart will rejoice,
When thy lips speak right things.
17Let not thy heart envy sinners;
But be thou in the fear of Jehovah all the day long:
18For surely there is a reward;
And thy hope shall not be cut off.
19Hear thou, my son, and be wise,
And guide thy heart in the way.
20Be not among winebibbers,
Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:
21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty;
And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee,
And despise not thy mother when she is old.
23Buy the truth, and sell it not;
Yea, wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
24The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;
And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.
25Let thy father and thy mother be glad,
And let her that bare thee rejoice.
26My son, give me thy heart;
And let thine eyes delight in my ways.
27For a harlot is a deep ditch;
And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.
28Yea, she lieth in wait as a robber,
And increaseth the treacherous among men.
29Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions?
Who hath complaining? who hath wounds without cause?
Who hath redness of eyes?
30They that tarry long at the wine;
They that go to seek out mixed wine.
31Look not thou upon the wine when it is red,
When it sparkleth in the cup,
When it goeth down smoothly:
32At the last it biteth like a serpent,
And stingeth like an adder.
33Thine eyes shall behold strange things,
And thy heart shall utter perverse things.
34Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea,
Or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
35They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not hurt;
They have beaten me, and I felt it not:
When shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
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Proverbs 23
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Saying Seven
1When you sit to eat with a ruler,
consider diligently what is before you;
2and put a knife to your throat,
if you are a man given to appetite.
3#Pr 23:6; Ps 141:4 Be not desirous of his delicacies,
for they are deceptive food.
Saying Eight
4#Pr 28:20; 3:5 Do not labor to be rich;
cease from your own wisdom.
5#Pr 27:24; 1Ti 6:17 Will you set your eyes on that which is not?
For riches certainly make themselves wings;
they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
Saying Nine
6#Ps 141:4; Dt 15:9 Do not eat the bread of him who has an evil eye,
neither desire his delicacies;
7#Ps 12:2; Jdg 16:15 for as he thinks in his heart,
so is he.
“Eat and drink!” he says to you,
but his heart is not with you.
8The morsel you have eaten, you will vomit up,
and lose your sweet words.
Saying Ten
9#Mt 7:6 Do not speak in the ears of a fool,
for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Saying Eleven
10#Pr 22:28; Dt 19:14 Do not remove the old landmark,
nor enter the fields of the fatherless;
11#Pr 22:23; Job 19:25 for their Redeemer is mighty;
He will plead their cause with you.
Saying Twelve
12Apply your heart to instruction,
and your ears to the words of knowledge.
Saying Thirteen
13#Pr 13:24; 19:18 Do not withhold correction from a child,
for if you beat him with the rod, he will not die.
14#1Co 5:5 You shall beat him with the rod,
and deliver his soul from death.
Saying Fourteen
15#Pr 29:3; 23:24–25 My son, if your heart is wise,
my heart will rejoice—even mine.
16#Pr 8:6 Yes, my inmost being will rejoice
when your lips speak right things.
Saying Fifteen
17#Pr 28:14; 24:1 Do not let your heart envy sinners,
but continue in the fear of the Lord all day long;
18#Ps 9:18; Pr 24:14 for surely there is an end,
and your expectation will not be cut off.
Saying Sixteen
19Hear, my son, and be wise;
and guide your heart in the way.
20#Isa 5:22; Ro 13:13 Do not be among winebibbers,
among riotous eaters of meat;
21#Pr 21:17; Dt 21:20 for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,
and drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
Saying Seventeen
22#Pr 1:8; 30:17 Listen to your father who gave you life,
and do not despise your mother when she is old.
23#Mt 13:44 Buy the truth, and do not sell it,
also wisdom and instruction and understanding.
24#Pr 10:1; 15:20 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
and he who fathers a wise child will have joy of him.
25#Pr 17:25 Your father and your mother will be glad,
and she who bore you will rejoice.
Saying Eighteen
26My son, give me your heart,
and let your eyes observe my ways.
27#Pr 22:14 For a prostitute is a deep ditch,
and a seductress is a narrow pit.
28#Pr 7:12; Ecc 7:26 She also lies in wait as for a prey,
and increases the transgressors among men.
Saying Nineteen
29#Ge 49:12; Pr 23:21 Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
Who has contentions? Who has babbling?
Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes?
30#Ps 75:8; Isa 5:11 Those who tarry long at the wine,
those who go to seek mixed wine.
31Do not look on the wine when it is red,
when it sparkles in the cup,
when it swirls around smoothly;
32at the last it bites like a serpent,
and stings like a viper.
33Your eyes will see strange things,
and your heart will utter perverse things.
34Yes, you will be as he who lies down in the midst of the sea,
or as he who lies upon the top of a mast.
35#Isa 56:12; Jer 5:3 “They have stricken me,” you will say, “and I was not sick;
they have beaten me, and I did not feel it.
When will I awake?
I will seek it yet again.”
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