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Proverbs 23:1
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When you sit to dine with a ruler, note well what
[a]
is before you,
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Proverbs 23:1 in Other Translations
KJV
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When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
ESV
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When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what is before you,
NLT
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While dining with a ruler, pay attention to what is put before you.
MSG
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When you go out to dinner with an influential person, mind your manners:
CSB
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When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you,
Proverbs 23:1 In-Context
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When you sit to dine with a ruler, note well what is before you,
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and put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony.
3
Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
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Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.
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Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.
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[a].
Or "who"
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