Proverbs 23
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 23:1-8

1WhenH3588 you sitH3427 downH3427 to dineH3898 with a rulerH4910, ConsiderH995 carefullyH995 1whatH834 is beforeH6440 you,2And putH7760 a knifeH7915 to your throatH3930 IfH518 you are a 2manH1167 of great appetiteH5315.3Do not 3desireH183 his delicaciesH4303, For it is deceptiveH3577 foodH3899.

44Do not wearyH3021 yourself to gainH6238 wealthH6238, 5CeaseH2308 from your 6considerationH998 of it.57When you setH5774 your eyesH5869 on it, it is goneH369. For 8wealth certainlyH6213 makesH6213 itself wingsH3671 Like an eagleH5404 that fliesH5774 toward the heavensH8064.

69Do not eatH3898 the breadH3899 of 10a 11selfishH7451H5869 manH7451, Or desireH183 his delicaciesH4303;7For as he 12thinksH8176 within himselfH5315, soH3651 he is. He saysH559 to you, “EatH398 and drinkH8354!” But 13his heartH3820 is not with you.8You will 14vomitH7006 up 15the morselH6595 you have eatenH398, And wasteH7843 your 16complimentsH1697H5273.

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 23:1 Or who ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 23:2 Prov 23:20 ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 23:3 Ps 141:4; Prov 23:6; Dan 1:5, 8, 13, 15, 16 ↩
  4. 4. Proverbs 23:4 Prov 15:27; 28:20; Matt 6:19; 1 Tim 6:9; Heb 13:5 ↩
  5. 5. Proverbs 23:4 Prov 3:5, 7 ↩
  6. 6. Proverbs 23:4 Or understanding ↩
  7. 7. Proverbs 23:5 Lit Will your eyes fly upon it and it is not? ↩
  8. 8. Proverbs 23:5 Prov 27:24; 1 Tim 6:17 ↩
  9. 9. Proverbs 23:6 Ps 141:4 ↩
  10. 10. Proverbs 23:6 Lit an evil eye ↩
  11. 11. Proverbs 23:6 Deut 15:9; Prov 28:22 ↩
  12. 12. Proverbs 23:7 Lit reckons in his soul ↩
  13. 13. Proverbs 23:7 Prov 26:24, 25 ↩
  14. 14. Proverbs 23:8 Prov 25:16 ↩
  15. 15. Proverbs 23:8 Lit your ↩
  16. 16. Proverbs 23:8 Lit pleasant words ↩

Commentaries on Proverbs 23

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