Bible verse

Proverbs 23:1

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

Proverbs 23:1 · BSB

Proverbs 23:1 in context

The verses around it, from Proverbs 23.

1 When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,

2 and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.

3 Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.

4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.

5 When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.

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Proverbs 23:1 in other translations

KJV

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

ASV

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee;

ERV

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently him that is before thee;

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