231 When you sit to dine with a ruler, note well what[1] is before you,

Other Translations of Proverbs 23:1

King James Version

231 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:

English Standard Version

231 When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully whatOr who is before you,

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.

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.