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Proverbs 23:2

World English Bible

put a knife to your throat,
if you are a man given to appetite.

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Proverbs 23:2 in other translations

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

Proverbs 23:2 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 23:2 in context

  1. 1When you sit to eat with a ruler,
    consider diligently what is before you;
  2. 2put a knife to your throat,
    if you are a man given to appetite.
  3. 3Don’t be desirous of his dainties,
    since they are deceitful food.
  4. 4Don’t weary yourself to be rich.
    In your wisdom, show restraint.