2 and put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony.

Other Translations of Proverbs 23:2

King James Version

2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

English Standard Version

2 and put a knife to your throat if you are given to appetite.

The Message

2 Don't gobble your food, don't talk with your mouth full.

New King James Version

2 And put a knife to your throat If you are a man given to appetite.

New Living Translation

2 If you are a big eater, put a knife to your throat;

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 23:2

Commentary on Proverbs 23:1-3

(Read Proverbs 23:1-3)

God's restraints of the appetite only say, Do thyself no harm.