Proverbs 23:1-3 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 WHEN you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is set before 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 That you may not put poison in your mouth. And if you are a man given to excessive 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 Be not desirous of his food; for his bread is bread of deceit. Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food. Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
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