Proverbs 23:1

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

² And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

³ Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.

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

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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
And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
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Jude 1:12
These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
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