Proverbs 23

1When thou sittest to eatH3898 with a rulerH4910, considerH995 diligentlyH995 him that is beforeH6440 thee; 2And putH7760 a knifeH7915 to thy throatH5315, ifH518 thou be a manH5315 given to appetiteH5315. 3Be notH408 desirous of his dainties; seeing they are deceitful meat. 4WearyH3021 notH408 thyself to be richH6238; ceaseH2308 from thine own wisdom. 5Wilt thou setH6213 thine eyesH5869 upon that whichH5869 is notH369? for riches certainlyH3588 makeH6213 themselves wingsH3671, like an eagleH5404 that flieth toward heavenH8064. 6EatH3898 thou notH408 the breadH3899 of him that hath an evilH7451 eyeH5869, neitherH408 desireH183 thou his dainties: 7For as he reckoneth withinH5973 himselfH1931, soH3651 is he: EatH398 and drinkH8354, saith he to thee; but his heartH3820 is notH3588 with thee. 8The morselH6595 whichH1697 thou hast eatenH398 shalt thou vomitH6958 upH398, and lose thy sweet wordsH1697. 9SpeakH1696 notH408 in the hearingH241 of a foolH3684; for he will despiseH936 the wisdomH7922 of thy wordsH4405. 10Remove notH408 the ancientH5769 landmark; and enterH935 notH408 intoH935 the fieldsH7704 of the fatherlessH3490: 11For their redeemerH1350 is strongH2389; he shall pleadH7378 their causeH7379 againstH854 thee. 12ApplyH935 thine heartH3820 unto instructionH4148, and thine earsH241 to the wordsH561 of knowledgeH1847. 13WithholdH4513 notH3808 correctionH4148 from the childH5288: for ifH3588 thou beatH5221 him with the rodH7626, he shall notH3808 dieH4191. 14Thou shalt beatH5221 him with the rodH7626, and shalt deliverH5337 his soulH5315 from SheolH7585. 15My sonH1121, ifH518 thine heartH3820 be wiseH2449, my heartH3820 shall be gladH8055, evenH1571 mine: 16Yea, my reins shall rejoiceH5937, when thy lipsH8193 speakH1696 rightH4339 things. 17LetH408 notH408 thine heartH3820 envyH7065 sinnersH2400: but be thou in the fearH3374 of the LORDH3068 allH3605 the dayH3117 longH3117: 18For surelyH3588 there is a reward; and thy hopeH8615 shall notH3808 be cutH3772 offH3772. 19HearH8085 thou, my sonH1121, and be wiseH2449, and guideH833 thine heartH3820 in the wayH1870. 20Be notH408 among winebibbers; among gluttonous eaters of fleshH1320: 21For the drunkard and the glutton shall comeH3423 to povertyH3423: and drowsinessH5124 shall clotheH3847 a man with ragsH7168. 22Hearken unto thy fatherH1 that begat thee, and despiseH936 notH408 thy motherH517 when sheH3588 is oldH2204. 23BuyH7069 the truthH571, and sellH4376 it notH408; yea, wisdomH2451, and instructionH4148, and understandingH998. 24The fatherH1 of the righteousH6662 shall greatlyH1523 rejoiceH8055: and he that begetteth a wiseH2450 childH3205 shall have joyH8055 of him. 25LetH1523 thy fatherH1 and thy motherH517 be gladH8055, and letH1523 herH3205 that bare thee rejoiceH8055. 26My sonH1121, giveH5414 meH5414 thine heartH3820, and letH5414 thine eyesH5869 delightH7521 in my waysH1870. 27For a whore is a deepH6013 ditch; and a strange womanH5237 is a narrow pitH7745. 28Yea, sheH1931 lieth in waitH693 as a robberH2863, and increaseth the treacherousH898 among menH120. 29Who hath woeH188? who hath sorrowH17? who hath contentionsH4066? who hath complainingH7879? who hath woundsH6482 withoutH2600 causeH2600? who hath rednessH2448 of eyesH5869? 30They that tarryH309 longH309 at the wineH3196; they that goH935 to seek outH5921 mixedH4469 wineH3196. 31LookH7200 notH408 thou uponH7200 the wineH3196 when it is redH119, when it giveth itsH5414 colour in the cup, when it goeth downH1980 smoothlyH4339. 32At the lastH319 it biteth like a serpentH5175, and stingeth like an adder. 33Thine eyesH5869 shall beholdH7200 strangeH2114 things, and thine heartH3820 shall utterH1696 froward things. 34Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth downH7901 in the midstH3820 of the seaH3220, or as he that lieth uponH1961 the topH7218 of a mast. 35They have strickenH5221 meH3254, shalt thou sayH3254, and I was notH3254 hurt; they have beatenH5221 meH3254, and I felt it notH3254: when shall I awake? I will seekH1245 it yet againH5750.