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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 23:1-3

NASNew American Standard Bible

KJVKing James Version

When you sit down to dine with a ruler, Consider carefully what is before you,

Proverbs 23:1

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

And put a knife to your throat If you are a person of great appetite.

Proverbs 23:2

And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

Do not desire his delicacies, For it is deceptive food.

Proverbs 23:3

Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.

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