New English Translation
Proverbs 23:2
2and put a knife to your throat if you possess a large appetite.
Proverbs 23:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
- New International Version (NIV)and put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and put a knife to your throat if you are given to appetite.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And put a knife to your throat If you are a man given to appetite.
Context of Proverbs 23:2
1When you sit down to eat with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you, and put a knife to your throat if you possess a large appetite. 3Do not crave that ruler’s delicacies, for that food is deceptive. 4Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
Read all of Proverbs 23Proverbs 23:2 word by word
וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ שַׂכִּ֣ין בְּלֹעֶ֑ךָ אִם־בַּ֖עַל נֶ֣פֶשׁ אָֽתָּה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 23:2
- Proverbs 18:8The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down into the person’s innermost being.
- 1 Corinthians 9:27Instead I subdue my body and make it my slave, so that after preaching to others I myself will not be disqualified.
- Philippians 3:19Their end is destruction, their god is the belly, they exult in their shame, and they think about earthly things.
Commentaries on Proverbs 23:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Put a knife to thy throat - Repress thy appetite, and do not be incontinent of speech. Eat, drink, and converse, under a check.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2i. e., “Restrain thy appetite, eat as if the knife were at thy throat.” Others render the words “thou wilt put a knife to thy throat” etc., i. e., “indulgence at such a time may endanger thy very life.”Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3Saying 6: Many proverbs advise young men in government jobs. A ruler's rich food might tempt a newcomer to overeat due to lack of self-control. But he will be at risk when full.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. put a knife--an Eastern figure for putting restraint on the appetite.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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