Proverbs 23:1-8 Parallel Bible Translations

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	SLT Smith's Literal Translation	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	If thou shalt sit to eat with a ruler, understanding, thou shalt understand what is 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	And put a knife to thy swallow if thou the possessor of a soul.	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	Thou shalt not long for his dainties: and it is the bread of lies.	Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food.	Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
4	Thou shalt not labor to become rich: cease from thy wisdom.	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	Wilt thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it and it is not? for making, it will make to it wings; as an eagle and it flew to the heavens.	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	Thou shalt not eat the bread of an evil eye, and ye shall not long for its dainties:	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	Like him estimating evil in his soul, so is he: Eat and drink, he will say to thee; and his heart 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	Thy morsel which thou didst eat thou shalt vomit forth and destroy thy pleasant words.	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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