Proverbs 23:1-8 Parallel Bible Translations

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	GWT God's Word Translation	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	When you sit down to eat with a ruler, pay close attention to what is in front of you,	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	and put a knife to your throat if you have a big appetite.	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	Do not crave his delicacies, because this is food that deceives you.	Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food.	Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
4	Do not wear yourself out getting rich. Be smart enough to stop.	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	Will you catch only a fleeting glimpse of wealth before it is gone? It makes wings for itself like an eagle flying into the sky.	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	Do not eat the food of one who is stingy, and do not crave his delicacies.	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	As he calculates the cost to himself, this is what he does: He tells you, \|Eat and drink,\| but he doesn't really mean it.	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	You will vomit the little bit you have eaten and spoil your pleasant conversation.	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.
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