Proverbs 23:1

Saying 7

1 When you sit to dine with a ruler, note well what[a] is before you,

Proverbs 23:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
ESV
1 When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what is before you,
NLT
1 While dining with a ruler, pay attention to what is put before you.
MSG
1 When you go out to dinner with an influential person, mind your manners:
CSB
1 When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you,

Proverbs 23:1 In-Context

1 When you sit to dine with a ruler, note well what is before you,
2 and put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony.
3 Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.
5 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.

Footnotes 1

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