“when you sit down to eat with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you.”
Proverbs 23
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1When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,
“When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee,”
“when you sit down to eat with a ruler observe carefully. What is before you”
“When you sit down to dine with the ruler consider carefully what is before you”
“when thou sittest to eat with a ruler consider diligently what it's before thee”
2and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.
“And put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite.”
“and put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.”
“and put a knife to your throat if you are given to appetite.”
“put a knife to your throat if you are a man of great appetite.”
“and put a knife to your throat if you be a man given to appetite.”
“and put a knife to thy throat of Thou be a man given to appetite.”
3Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
“Be not desirous of his dainties, for they are deceitful meat.”
“Do not desire his delicacies for it is deceptive food.”
“Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food.”
“Be not desirous of his dainties, for they are deceitful meat.”
“do not desire his delicacies. For they are deceptive food.”
“Be not desirous of his dainties for they are deceitful meat.”
4Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
“Do not weary yourself to gain wealth. Cease from your consideration of it.”
“labor not to be rich. Cease from thine own wisdom.”
“labor not to be rich, cease from thine own wisdom.”
“do not overwork to be rich. Because of your own understanding, stop or cease.”
“Do not weary yourself to gain wealth cease from the consideration of it.”
“Do not toil to acquire wealth. Be wise enough to desist”
5When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
“Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings. They fly away as an eagle toward heaven.”
“Will you set your eyes on that which is not for riches. Certainly make themselves wings they fly away like an eagle towards heaven.”
“When you set your eyes on it, it is gone. For wealth certainly makes itself wings like an eagle that flies towards the heavens.”
“Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings, and they fly away like an eagle toward heaven.”
“Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not for riches? Certainly make themselves wings. Then fly away as an eagle toward heaven.”
“Will you set your eyes Upon that which is not? For riches certainly Make themselves wings. They fly away as an eagle Toward heaven.”
6Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;
“Do not eat the bread of a selfish man or desire his delicacies.”
“Eat not thou the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meat.”
7for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. "Eat and drink," he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
“For as he thinks within himself, so he is. He says to you, eat and drink. But his heart is not with you.”
“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he. Eat and drink saith he to thee, but his heart is not with thee.”
“For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. Eat and drink, he says to you, but his heart is not with you.”
“for he is like one who is inwardly reckoning. Eat and drink he says to you. But his heart is not with you”
8You will vomit up what little you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.
“The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up and lose thy sweet word.”
9Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
“do not speak in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.”
“Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.”
“Speak not in the ears of a fool. For he will despise the wisdom of your words.”
10Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
“Remove not the old landmark. And enter not into the fields of the fatherless.”
“Do not move the ancient boundary. Or go into the fields of the fatherless.”
“do not remove the ancient landmark, nor enter the field of the fatherless,”
“Remove not the old landmarks and enter not into the fields of the fatherless.”
11for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.
“For their Redeemer is mighty. And he shall plead their cause with thee.”
“For their redeemer is strong. And he will plead their case against you.”
“for their Redeemer is mighty, and he will plead their cause against you.”
12Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.
“apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.”
“Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to the words of knowledge.”
“apply your heart to discipline and your ears to words of knowledge.”
“Apply your heart to discipline. And your ears to the words of knowledge.”
“Apply thy heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.”
13Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
“do not withhold correction from a child, for if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.”
“Withhold not correction from the child, for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.”
“Withhold not correction from the child. For if thou beatest him with the rod, He shall not die.”
“Do not withhold correction from a child, for if you beat him with a rod he will not die.”
“Withhold not correction from the child, for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.”
“Do not hold back discipline from the child although you strike him with the rod he will not die.”
14Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.
“Thou shalt beat him with the rod and shalt deliver his soul from hell.”
“Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from hell.”
“Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.”
“You shall beat him with a rod and deliver his soul from”
“Thou shalt beat him with a rod. And shalt deliver his soul from hell.”
“Thou shalt beat him with a rod. And shall deliver his soul from hell.”
15My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice.
“my son, if your heart is wise, my heart will rejoice. Indeed, I myself.”
16My inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
“Yes, my innermost being will rejoice when your lips speak right things.”
17Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always continue in the fear of the LORD.
“do not let your heart envy sinners but be zealous for the fear of the Lord all the day”
“let not thine heart envy sinners, but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.”
“Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the Lord all day.”
“Let not thine heart envy sinners and be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.”
18For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
“for surely there is a hereafter and your hope will not be cut off.”
“Surely there is a future and your hope will not be cut off.”
“for surely, he said, there is an end. And thine expectation shall not be cut off.”
“Surely there is a hope. And your hope will not be cut off.”
19Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.
“Hear my son and be wise and guide your heart in the way”
“Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.”
“Hear thou my son and be wise and guide your heart in the way.”
“Listen my son and be wise. And direct your heart in the way.”
“hear thou my son and be wise and guide thine. What heart. In the way”
20Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat.
“"'Do not mix with winebibbers or with gluttons, "'eaters of meat,”
“Be not among winebibbers and among riotous eaters of flesh,”
21For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
“for the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.”
“for the drunkard and the glutton "'will come to poverty, and drowsiness "'will clothe a man with rags.'".”
“For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.”
22Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
“Listen to your father who begot you and do not despise your mother when she is old.”
23Invest in truth and never sell it— in wisdom and instruction and understanding.
“Buy the truth and sell it not, also wisdom and instruction and understanding.”
“buy the truth and do not sell it. Also wisdom and instruction and understanding.”
“Buy the truth and sell it not. Also wisdom and instruction and understanding.”
“Buy the truth and sell it not. Also wisdom and instruction and understanding.”
“buy the truth and sell it not. Also wisdom and instructions and understanding.”
24The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
“The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice and he who begets a wise child will delight in him.”
“The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice and he that begetteth a wise child shall have the joy of him.”
“the father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice, and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.”
25May your father and mother be glad, and may she who gave you birth rejoice!
“Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bore thee shall rejoice.”
“Let your father and your mother be glad and let her who bore you rejoice.”
“Thy father and thy mother Shall be glad. And she that bared thee Shall rejoice.”
26My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.
“My son, give me your heart and let your eyes observe my ways.”
“give me your heart, my son, and let your eyes delight in my ways.”
“My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.”
“my son, give me your heart and let your eyes observe my ways.”
“My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.”
“my son Give me thine heart and let thine eyes Observe my ways.”
27For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well.
“For a whore is a deep ditch, and a strange woman is a narrow pit.”
“For a harlot is a deep pit and a seductress is a narrow well.”
28Like a robber she lies in wait and multiplies the faithless among men.
“She also lies in wait as for a victim and increases the unfaithful among”
“She also lies in wait as for a prey, and increases the transgressors among men.”
29Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes?
“Who has woe, who has sorrow, who has contentions, who has complaints, who has wounds without cause, who has redness of eyes,”
“Who hath woe? Who hath sorrow? Who hath contentions? Who hath babbling? Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?”
“Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes?”
“Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes?”
“Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has babbling? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes?”
“who has problems? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes?”
30Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks.
“They that tarry long at the wine, they that go to seek mixed wine,”
“They that tarry long at the wine. They that go to seek mixed wine.”
“They that tarry long at the wine. They that go to seek mixed wine.”
“They that tally long at the wine. They that go to seek mixed wine.”
“Those who linger long at the wine. Those who go in search of mixed wine.”
“Those who linger long at wine, those who go in search of mixed wine,”
31Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
“Do not look on the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it swirls around smoothly.”
“do not look on the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it swirls around smoothly”
“look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his color in the cup, or when it moveth itself aright,”
“Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his color in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.”
“Do not look on the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it swirls around smoothly.”
“Look not thou upon the wine when it is red. When it Giveth his color in the cup when it moves itself all right.”
32In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper.
“at the last it bites like a serpent and stings like a viper.”
“at the last, it bites like a serpent and stings like a viper.”
“At the last, it bites like a serpent and it stings like a viper.”
“at the last it bites like a serpent and it stings like a viper.”
“At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.”
“At the last it bites like a serpent and stings like a viper.”
33Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities.
“your eyes will see strange things, and your heart will utter perverse things.”
“Your eyes will see strange things and your heart will utter perverse things.”
“Your eyes will see strange things and your mind will utter perverse things.”
“Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.”
“your eyes will see strange things and your heart will utter perverse things,”
“Your eyes will see strange things, your mind will utter perverse things”
34You will be like one sleeping on the high seas or lying on the top of a mast:
“And you will be like one who lies down in the middle of the sea. Or like one who lies down on the top of a mast”
“Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.”
“Yes, you will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea or like one who lies at the top of a mass saying”
35"They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it! When can I wake up to search for another drink?"
“they have struck me, but I was not hurt. They have beaten me, but I did not feel it. When shall I awake that I may seek another drink?”
“They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick. They have beaten me, and I felt it not. When shall I awake? I will seek it again.”