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.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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,
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,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 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.

    Read in context
  • 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.

    Read in context