Berean Standard Bible

Proverbs 23

(1 Timothy 6:17–19; James 5:1–6)

Saying 7

1WhenH3588 you sit downH3427 to dineH3898 withH854 a rulerH4910,consider carefullyH995 whatH834 is set before youH6440,12and putH7760 a knifeH7915 to your throatH3930ifH518 youH859 possessH1167 a great appetiteH5315.

Saying 8

3Do notH408 craveH8376 his delicaciesH4303, for thatH1931 foodH3899 is deceptiveH3577.

4Do notH408 wear yourself outH3021 to get richH6238;be wise enoughH998 to restrain yourselfH2308.

Saying 9

5When you glanceH5774 H5869 at wealth, it disappearsH369, forH3588 it makesH6213 wings for itselfH3671 and fliesH5774 like an eagleH5404 to the skyH8064.

6Do notH408 eatH3898 the breadH3899 of a stingy manH7451 H5869,2and do notH408 craveH8376 his delicaciesH4303;7forH3588 he is keeping trackH8176,inwardlyH5315 counting the cost .3“EatH398 and drinkH8354,” he saysH559 to you,but his heartH3820 is notH1077 with youH5973.

Saying 10

8You will vomit upH6958 what littleH6595 you have eatenH398 and wasteH7843 your pleasantH5273 wordsH1697.

Saying 11

Do notH408 speakH1696 to a foolH3684, forH3588 he will despiseH936 the wisdomH7922 of your wordsH4405.

10Do notH408 moveH5253 an ancientH5769 boundary stoneH1366or encroachH935 on the fieldsH7704 of the fatherlessH3490,

Saying 12

11forH3588 their RedeemerH1350 is strongH2389; HeH1931 will take upH7378 their caseH7379 against youH854.

Saying 13

12ApplyH935 your heartH3820 to instructionH4148 and your earsH241 to wordsH561 of knowledgeH1847.

13Do notH408 withholdH4513 disciplineH4148 from a childH5288;althoughH3588 you strike himH5221 with a rodH7626, he will notH3808 dieH4191.14

Saying 14

Strike himH5221 with a rodH7626, and you will deliverH5337 his soulH5315 from SheolH7585.

15My sonH1121, ifH518 your heartH3820 is wiseH2449,my own heartH3820 will indeedH1571 H589 rejoiceH8055.

Saying 15

16My inmost beingH3629 4 will rejoiceH5937 when your lipsH8193 speakH1696 what is rightH4339.

17Do notH408 let your heartH3820 envyH7065 sinnersH2400,butH3588 H518 always continueH3605 H3117 in the fearH3374 of the LORDH3068.

Saying 16

18ForH3588 surelyH518 there isH3426 a futureH319, and your hopeH8615 will notH3808 be cut offH3772.

19ListenH8085 H859, my sonH1121, and be wiseH2449,and guideH833 your heartH3820 on the right courseH1870.20Do notH408 joinH1961 those who drink too muchH5433 wineH3196or gorgeH2151 themselves on meatH1320.

Saying 17

21ForH3588 the drunkardH5433 and the gluttonH2151 will come to povertyH3423, and drowsinessH5124 will clothe themH3847 in ragsH7168.

22ListenH8085 to your fatherH1 whoH2088 gave you lifeH3205,and do notH408 despiseH936 your motherH517 whenH3588 she is oldH2204.23Invest inH7069 truthH571 and neverH408 sell itH4376—in wisdomH2451 and instructionH4148 and understandingH998.24The fatherH1 of a righteous manH6662 will greatly rejoiceH1523,and he who fathersH3205 a wise sonH2450 will delight in himH8055.

Saying 18

25May your fatherH1 and motherH517 be gladH8055, and may she who gave you birthH3205 rejoiceH1523!

26My sonH1121, give meH5414 your heartH3820,and let your eyesH5869 delightH7521 in my waysH1870.27ForH3588 a prostituteH2181 is a deepH6013 pitH7745,and an adulteressH5237 5 is a narrowH6862 wellH875.

Saying 19

28Like a robberH2863 sheH1931 lies in waitH693 and multipliesH3254 the faithlessH898 among menH120.

29WhoH4310 has woeH188? WhoH4310 has sorrowH17?WhoH4310 has contentionsH4066? WhoH4310 has complaintsH7879?WhoH4310 has needlessH2600 woundsH6482? WhoH4310 has bloodshotH2448 eyesH5869?30Those who lingerH309 overH5921 wineH3196,who goH935 to tasteH2713 mixed drinksH4469.31Do notH408 gaze atH7200 wineH3196 whileH3588 it is redH119,whenH3588 it sparklesH5414 in the cupH3599 H5869and goes down smoothlyH1980 H4339.32In the endH319 it bitesH5391 like a snakeH5175and stingsH6567 like a viperH6848.33Your eyesH5869 will seeH7200 strange thingsH2114,and your mindH3820 will utterH1696 perversitiesH8419.34You will beH1961 like one sleepingH7901 H3820 on the high seasH3220or lyingH7901 on the topH7218 of a mastH2260:35“They struck meH5221, but I feel noH1077 painH2470!They beat meH1986, but I did notH1077 know itH3045!WhenH4970 can I wake upH6974to search forH1245 anotherH3254 drinkH5750?”

Notes

1. Proverbs 23:1 Or who is before you ↩
2. Proverbs 23:6 Literally of him whose eye is evil ↩
3. Proverbs 23:7 Or for as he calculates in his soul, so is he ↩
4. Proverbs 23:16 Hebrew My kidneys ↩
5. Proverbs 23:27 Or a foreign woman or a wayward wife ↩