Proverbs 23 Parallel Bible Translations

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Bishops' Bible of 1568
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1 When thou sittest to eate with a noble man, consider diligently what is set before thee. When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what is before you, When you sit to dine with a ruler, note well what is before you,
2 Measure thyne appetite if it be gredyly set. and put a knife to your throat if you are given to appetite. and put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony.
3 Be not desirous of his daintie meates, for meate begyleth and deceaueth. Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food. Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
4 Take not ouer great trauayle to be riche, beware of suche a purpose. Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist. Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.
5 Wylt thou set thyne eye vpon the thing which sodenly vanisheth away? For riches make them selues wynges, and take their flight lyke an Egle into the ayre. When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven. Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.
6 Eate thou not the bread of hym that hath an euyll eye: neither desire thou his daintie meate. Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy; do not desire his delicacies, Do not eat the food of a begrudging host, do not crave his delicacies;
7 For as though he thought it in his heart, he saith, eate and drinke: where as his heart is not with thee. for he is like one who is inwardly calculating. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you. for he is the kind of person who is always thinking about the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
8 The morsels that thou hast eaten shalt thou parbreake, and loose those sweete wordes. You will vomit up the morsels that you have eaten, and waste your pleasant words. You will vomit up the little you have eaten and will have wasted your compliments.
9 Tell nothing into the eares of a foole: for he wyll despise the wysdome of thy wordes. Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise the good sense of your words. Do not speak to fools, for they will scorn your prudent words.
10 Remoue not the olde lande marke, and come not within the fielde of the fatherlesse: Do not move an ancient landmark or enter the fields of the fatherless, Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
11 For their redeemer is mightie, euen he shall defend their cause against thee. for their Redeemer is strong; he will plead their cause against you. for their Defender is strong; he will take up their case against you.
12 Applye thyne heart vnto correction, and thyne eare to the wordes of knowledge. Apply your heart to instruction and your ear to words of knowledge. Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.
13 Withholde not correction from the chylde: for if thou beatest hym with the rodde, he shall not dye thereof: Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with a rod, he will not die. Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
14 If thou smyte hym with the rodde, thou shalt deliuer his soule from hell. If you strike him with the rod, you will save his soul from Sheol. Punish them with the rod and save them from death.
15 My sonne if thy heart receaue wysdome, my heart also shall reioyce: My son, if your heart is wise, my heart too will be glad. My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad indeed;
16 Yea my raynes shalbe very glad, if thy lippes speake the thing that is right. My inmost being will exult when your lips speak what is right. my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
17 Let not thyne heart be ielous to folowe sinners, but kepe thee styll in the feare of the Lorde all the day long: Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the LORD all the day. Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the LORD.
18 For veryly there is an ende, and thy pacient abiding shall not be cut of. Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off. There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.
19 My sonne geue eare and be wyse, and set straight thyne heart in the way of the Lorde. Hear, my son, and be wise, and direct your heart in the way. Listen, my son, and be wise, and set your heart on the right path:
20 Kepe not company with wine bibbers, and riotous eaters of fleshe: Be not among drunkards or among gluttonous eaters of meat, Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat,
21 For suche as be drunkardes and riotours shall come to pouertie: and he that is geuen to muche sleepe, shall go with a ragged coate. for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and slumber will clothe them with rags. for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
22 Geue eare vnto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is olde. Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
23 Purchase trueth, wysdome, nurture, and vnderstanding, and sell them not. Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding. Buy the truth and do not sell it— wisdom, instruction and insight as well.
24 The father of the righteous shall greatly reioyce: and he that begetteth a wyse chylde, shall haue ioy of hym. The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him. The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.
25 Do so that thy father and mother may be glad of thee, and that she that bare thee may reioyce. Let your father and mother be glad; let her who bore you rejoice. May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful!
26 My sonne geue me thyne heart, and let thyne eyes haue pleasure in my wayes: My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways. My son, give me your heart and let your eyes delight in my ways,
27 For an whore is a deepe graue, and a straunge woman is a narowe pit. For a prostitute is a deep pit; an adulteress is a narrow well. for an adulterous woman is a deep pit, and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
28 She lyeth in wayte as for a pray, and increaseth the transgressours amongst men. She lies in wait like a robber and increases the traitors among mankind. Like a bandit she lies in wait and multiplies the unfaithful among men.
29 Who hath wo? who hath sorowe? who hath strife? who hath brawling? and who hath woundes without a cause? Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
30 Or who hath red eyes? euen they that be euer at the wine, & seeke excesse. Those who tarry long over wine; those who go to try mixed wine. Those who linger over wine, who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.
31 Looke not thou vpon the wine howe red it is, and what a colour it geueth in the glasse: Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly!
32 It goeth downe sweetely, but at the last it byteth like a serpent, and stingeth lyke an adder. In the end it bites like a serpent and stings like an adder. In the end it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper.
33 Thyne eyes shall beholde straunge women, and thyne heart shall vtter lewde thinges: Your eyes will see strange things, and your heart utter perverse things. Your eyes will see strange sights, and your mind will imagine confusing things.
34 Yea thou shalt be as though thou layest in the middest of the sea, or slepest vppon the top of the maste of a ship. You will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea, like one who lies on the top of a mast. You will be like one sleeping on the high seas, lying on top of the rigging.
35 They haue beaten me shalt thou say and I was not sicke, they haue stricken me, and I felt it not: When I am well wakened, I wil go to the drinke again. “They struck me,” you will say, “but I was not hurt; they beat me, but I did not feel it. When shall I awake? I must have another drink.” “They hit me,” you will say, “but I’m not hurt! They beat me, but I don’t feel it! When will I wake up so I can find another drink?”
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