23:1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 1 , When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
23:2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 2 , And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
23:3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 3 , Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
23:4 Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 4 , Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
23:5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 5 , Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
23:6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 6 , Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
23:7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 7 , For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
23:8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 8 , The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
23:9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 9 , Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
23:10 Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 10 , Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
23:11 For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 11 , For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
23:12 Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 12 , Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
23:13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 13 , Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
23:14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 14 , Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
23:15 My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 15 , My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
23:16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 16 , Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
23:17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 17 , Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
23:18 For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 18 , For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
23:19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 19 , Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
23:20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 20 , Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
23:21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 21 , For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
23:22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 22 , Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
23:23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 23 , Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
23:24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 24 , The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
23:25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 25 , Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
23:26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 26 , My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
23:27 For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 27 , For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
23:28 She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 28 , She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
23:29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 29 , Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
23:30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 30 , They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
23:31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 31 , Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
23:32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 32 , At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 33 , Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
23:34 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.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 34 , 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.
23:35 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 yet again.
The Boof of Proverbs , Chapter 23 , Verse 35 , 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 yet again.
