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Proverbs 23:2
And put a knife to thy throat, if it be so that thou have thy soul in thy own power.
Proverbs 23:2 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
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Proverbs 23:2 in other translations
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.
put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite.
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In context
1 When thou shalt sit to eat with a prince, consider diligently what is set before thy face:
2 And put a knife to thy throat, if it be so that thou have thy soul in thy own power.
3 Be not desirous of his meats, in which is the bread of deceit.
4 Labour not to be rich: but set bounds to thy prudence.
5 Lift not up thy eyes to riches which thou canst not have: because they shall make themselves wings like those of an eagle, and shall fly towards heaven.
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