Proverbs 23:1–3
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1When you sit down to eat with a ruler,
observe carefully what is before you;
2and put a knife to your throat
if you are a man given to appetite.
3Do not desire his delicacies,
for they are deceptive food.
Copyright 1965, 1966 Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
When you sit down to eat with a ruler,
observe carefully what is before you,
and put a knife to your throat
if you are given to appetite.
Do not desire his delicacies,
for they are deceptive food.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
When you sit to dine with a ruler,
note well what is before you,
and put a knife to your throat
if you are given to gluttony.
Do not crave his delicacies,
for that food is deceptive.
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
consider carefully what is before you,
and put a knife to your throat
if you have a big appetite;
don’t desire his choice food,
for that food is deceptive.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
While dining with a ruler,
pay attention to what is put before you.
If you are a big eater,
put a knife to your throat;
don’t desire all the delicacies,
for he might be trying to trick you.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
When you sit to eat with a ruler,
you shall surely observe what is before you,
and you shall put a knife to your throat
if you have a big appetite.
Do not desire his delicacies,
for it is food of deception.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler,
Consider diligently what is before thee:
And put a knife to thy throat,
If thou be a man given to appetite.
Be not desirous of his dainties:
For they are deceitful meat.
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