Proverbs 23:1
231 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
Other Translations of Proverbs 23:1
New International Version
231 When you sit to dine with a ruler, note well what
English Standard Version
231 When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what
The Message
231 When you go out to dinner with an influential person, mind your manners:
New King James Version
231 When you sit down to eat with a ruler, Consider carefully what is before you;
New Living Translation
231 While dining with a ruler, pay attention to what is put before you.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 23:1
Commentary on Proverbs 23:1-3
(Read Proverbs 23:1-3)
God's restraints of the appetite only say, Do thyself no harm.