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.

Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

Sammenlign

ÅB: Når du sitter til bords med en fyrste, da skal du nøye akte på hvem du har for deg,
OTB: Når du sitter til bords med en hersker, vær nøye med hva som settes foran deg,
B1930: Når du sitter til bords med en fyrste, da skal du nøie akte på hvem du har for dig,

BSB: When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,
KJV: When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
WEB: When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you;
ASV: When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee;
DARBY: When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider well who is before thee;
BLB: When you sit down to eat with a ruler, discern carefully what is before your face,

Genesis 43:32–34
They separately served Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians. They ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrews, since that was detestable to them.
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Jude 1:12
These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted.
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