Proverbs 23:1-7

1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee;

2 and put a knife to thy throat if thou art a man given to appetite.

3 Do not be desirous of his dainties; for they are deceitful food.

4 Do not labour to be rich; cease from thine own wisdom.

5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon riches which are not? For they shall certainly make themselves wings; they shall fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

6 Do not eat the bread of anyone who has an evil eye, neither desire his dainty foods;

7 for as he thinks in his soul, so is he; Eat and drink, he shall say unto thee, but his heart is not with thee.

Proverbs 23:1-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 11

This chapter relates the false steps Solomon took, notwithstanding all his wisdom, in marrying strange wives, and worshipping other gods, 1Ki 11:1-8 upon which the Lord threatens him to rend the kingdom in his son's time, 1Ki 11:9-13 and he raised up adversaries against him, Hadad, Rezon, and Jeroboam, 1Ki 11:14-26 of which last an account is given, and of his being assured by Ahijah the prophet of his having ten of the tribes of Israel given to him; which Solomon having notice of sought to slay him, 1Ki 11:27-40 and the chapter is concluded with an account of Solomon's death and burial, 1Ki 11:41-43.