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Proverbs 23

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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.

6 Do not eat the food of a begrudging host, do not crave his delicacies;

7 for he is the kind of person who is always thinking about the cost.“Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

8 You will vomit up the little you have eaten and will have wasted your compliments.

9 Do not speak to fools, for they will scorn your prudent words.

10 Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,

11 for their Defender is strong; he will take up their case against you.

12 Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.

13 Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.

14 Punish them with the rod and save them from death.

15 My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad indeed;

16 my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the LORD.

18 There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.

19 Listen, my son, and be wise, and set your heart on the right path:

20 Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat,

21 for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

22 Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

23 Buy the truth and do not sell it— wisdom, instruction and insight as well.

24 The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.

25 May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful!

26 My son, give me your heart and let your eyes delight in my ways,

27 for an adulterous woman is a deep pit, and a wayward wife is a narrow well.

28 Like a bandit she lies in wait and multiplies the unfaithful among men.

29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?

30 Those who linger over wine, who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.

31 Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly!

32 In the end it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper.

33 Your eyes will see strange sights, and your mind will imagine confusing things.

34 You will be like one sleeping on the high seas, lying on top of the rigging.

35 “They hit me,” you will say, “but I’m not hurt! They beat me, but I don’t feel it! When will I wake up so I can find another drink?”

Good News Translation GNT

1 When you sit down to eat with someone important, keep in mind who he is.

2 If you have a big appetite, restrain yourself.

3 Don't be greedy for the fine food he serves; he may be trying to trick you.

4 Be wise enough not to wear yourself out trying to get rich

5 Your money can be gone in a flash, as if it had grown wings and flown away like an eagle.

6 Don't eat at the table of a stingy person or be greedy for the fine food he serves.

7 "Come on and have some more," he says, but he doesn't mean it. What he thinks is what he really is.

8 You will vomit up what you have eaten, and all your flattery will be wasted.

9 Don't try to talk sense to a fool; he can't appreciate it.

10 Never move an old property line or take over land owned by orphans.

11 The Lord is their powerful defender, and he will argue their case against you.

12 Pay attention to your teacher and learn all you can.

13 Don't hesitate to discipline children. A good spanking won't kill them.

14 As a matter of fact, it may save their lives

15 My child, if you become wise, I will be very happy.

16 I will be proud when I hear you speaking words of wisdom.

17 Don't be envious of sinful people; let reverence for the Lord be the concern of your life.

18 If it is, you have a bright future.

19 Listen, my child, be wise and give serious thought to the way you live

20 Don't associate with people who drink too much wine or stuff themselves with food.

21 Drunkards and gluttons will be reduced to poverty. If all you do is eat and sleep, you will soon be wearing rags

22 Listen to your father; without him you would not exist. When your mother is old, show her your appreciation.

23 Truth, wisdom, learning, and good sense - these are worth paying for, but too valuable for you to sell.

24 A righteous person's parents have good reason to be happy. You can take pride in a wise child.

25 Let your father and mother be proud of you; give your mother that happiness.

26 Pay close attention, son, and let my life be your example.

27 Prostitutes and immoral women are a deadly trap.

28 They wait for you like robbers and cause many men to be unfaithful.

29 Show me people who drink too much, who have to try out fancy drinks, and I will show you people who are miserable and sorry for themselves, always causing trouble and always complaining. Their eyes are bloodshot, and they have bruises that could have been avoided.

31 Don't let wine tempt you, even though it is rich red, and it sparkles in the cup, and it goes down smoothly.

32 The next morning you will feel as if you had been bitten by a poisonous snake.

33 Weird sights will appear before your eyes, and you will not be able to think or speak clearly.

34 You will feel as if you were out on the ocean, seasick, swinging high up in the rigging of a tossing ship.

35 "I must have been hit," you will say; "I must have been beaten up, but I don't remember it. Why can't I wake up? I need another drink."