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
23
Advice About Appetites
1When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,
2and put a knife to your throat if you possess a large appetite.
3Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
4Do not wear yourself out to get rich. Be wise enough to restrain yourself.
5When you cast your eyes 0n riches, it is gone; for it surely sprouts wings and flies off into the sky like an eagle.
6Do not eat the food of a stingy person, or desire his delicacies.
7For as he thinks within himself, so is he. “Eat and drink”, he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
8You will vomit up the morsel you ate, and will waste your pleasant words.
9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will disdain the wisdom of your words.
10Do not move an ancient boundary stone, or encroach on fields of the fatherless,
11for their redeemer is strong. He will plead their case against you.
12Apply your heart to discipline and your ears to words of knowledge.
13Do not withhold correction from a child. If you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
14Punish him with a rod, and deliver his soul from Sheol.
Wisdom’s Path to the Future
15My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad.
16Yes, my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
17Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be in the fear of Adonai.
18For surely there is a future, and your hope will never be cut off.
19Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart in the right way.
20Do not join those drinking too much wine or gorging on meat,
21for both drunkards and gluttons will be impoverished— grogginess will clothe them with rags.
22Listen to your father who begot you and do not despise your mother when she is old.
23Acquire truth and do not sell it, acquire wisdom, instruction and understanding.
24The father of a righteous one rejoices greatly. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.
25Let your father and your mother be glad, let she who bore you rejoice!
26My son, give your heart to me, and let your eyes observe my ways.
27For a prostitute is a deep pit, an adulterous woman is a narrow pit.
28Indeed, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.
Lingering Long Over Wine
29Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has fights? Who has complaining? Who has bruises for no reason? Who has red eyes?
30Those who linger long over wine, who go looking for mixed wine.
31Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it glides down smoothly.
32In the end it bites like a serpent and stings like a viper.
33Your eyes will see strange things. Your heart will utter perverse things.
34Then you will be like one lying down in the heart of the sea, or sprawled on the top of a mast.
35“They hit me! But I was not hurt. They beat me up! But I did not feel it. When will I wake up? I will look for another drink.”
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