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Proverbs 23:1

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider well who is before thee;

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Proverbs 23:1 in other translations

KJV King James Version

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

BSB Berean Standard Bible

When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,

WEB World English Bible

When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you;

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1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider well who is before thee;

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

3 Be not desirous of his dainties; for they are deceitful food.

4 Weary not thyself to become rich; cease from thine own intelligence:

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