Proverbs 23

On Life and Conduct

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 2personH1167 of great appetiteH5315.3Do not 3desireH183 his delicaciesH4303, For it is deceptiveH3577 foodH3899.

44Do not wearyH3021 yourself to gainH6238 wealthH6238; 56StopH2308 dwellingH998 on it.57When you setH5774 your eyesH5869 on it, it isH369 goneH369. For 8wealth certainlyH6213 makesH6213 itself wingsH3671 Like an eagleH5404 that fliesH5774 toward the heavensH8064.

69Do not eatH3898 the breadH3899 of 10a 11selfishH7451H5869 personH7451; 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 upH7006 15the morselH6595 you have eatenH398 And wasteH7843 your 16complimentsH1697H5273.

917Do not speakH1696 18to be heardH241 by a foolH3684, For he will 19despiseH936 the wisdomH7922 of your wordsH4405.

10Do not moveH5472 the ancientH5769 boundaryH1366 Or 20goH935 into the fieldsH7704 of the fatherlessH3490,11For their 21RedeemerH1350 is strongH2389; 22He will pleadH7378 their caseH7379 againstH854 you.12ApplyH935 your heartH3820 to disciplineH4148, And your earsH241 to wordsH561 of knowledgeH1847.

1323Do not withholdH4513 disciplineH4148 from a childH5288; ThoughH3588 you strikeH5221 him with the rodH7626, he will not dieH4191.14You shall strikeH5221 him with the rodH7626 And 24rescueH5337 his soulH5315 from SheolH7585.

15My sonH1121, ifH518 your heartH3820 isH2449 25wiseH2449, My own heartH3820 alsoH1571 will beH8055 gladH8055,16And my 26innermostH3629 beingH3629 will rejoiceH5937 When your lipsH8193 speakH1696 27whatH4339 isH4339 rightH4339.

1728Do not let your heartH3820 envyH7065 sinnersH2400, But live in 29the 30fearH3374 of the LordH3068 31alwaysH3605H3117.18CertainlyH3588H518 thereH3426 isH3426 a 3233futureH319, And your 34hopeH8615 will not be cutH3772 offH3772.19ListenH8085, my sonH1121, and 35beH2449 wiseH2449, And 36directH833 your heartH3820 in the wayH1870.20Do not be with 37heavyH5433 drinkersH5433 of wineH3196, Or with 38gluttonousH2151 eatersH2151 of meatH1320;21For the 39heavyH5433 drinkerH5433 and the gluttonH2151 will comeH3423 to povertyH3423, And 40drowsinessH5124 will clotheH3847 one with ragsH7168.

2241ListenH8085 to your fatherH1, who fatheredH3205 you, And 42do not despiseH936 your motherH517 whenH3588 she isH2204 oldH2204.2343BuyH7069 truthH571, and do not sellH4376 it, Get wisdomH2451, instructionH4148, and understandingH998.

24The fatherH1 of the righteousH6662 will greatlyH1524 rejoiceH1523, And 44he who fathersH3205 a wiseH2450 sonH2450 will beH8055 gladH8055 in him.25Let your 45fatherH1 and your motherH517 beH8055 gladH8055, And let her rejoiceH1523 who gaveH3205 birthH3205 to you.

2646GiveH5414 me your heartH3820, my sonH1121, And let your eyesH5869 4748delightH7521 in my waysH1870.27For a prostituteH2181 is a 49deepH6013 pitH7745, And a 5051strangeH5237 womanH5237 is a narrowH6862 wellH875.28CertainlyH637 she 52lurksH693 as a robberH2863, And increasesH3254 the treacherousH898 among mankindH120.

29WhoH4310 has 53woeH190? WhoH4310 has sorrowH17? WhoH4310 has contentionsH4066? WhoH4310 has complainingH7879? WhoH4310 has woundsH6482 withoutH2600 causeH2600? WhoH4310 has redH2448 eyesH5869?30Those who 54lingerH309 long overH5921 wineH3196, Those who goH935 to 55tasteH2713 56mixedH4469 wineH4469.31Do not lookH7200 at wineH3196 whenH3588 it is redH119, WhenH3588 it 57sparklesH5414H5869 in the cupH3563, When it 58goesH1980 downH1980 smoothlyH4339;32In the endH319 it 59bitesH5391 like a snakeH5175 And stingsH6567 like a 60viperH6848.33Your eyesH5869 will seeH7200 strangeH2114 thingsH2114 And your 61mindH3820 will 62sayH1696 perverseH8419 thingsH8419.34And you will be like one who liesH7901 downH7901 in the 63middleH3820 of the seaH3220, Or like one who liesH7901 downH7901 on the topH7218 of a 64mastH2260.35“They 65struckH5221 me, but I did not becomeH2470 66illH2470; They beatH1986 me, but I did not knowH3045 it. WhenH4970 will I awakeH7019? I will 67seekH1245 68anotherH5750H3254 drink.”