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Proverbs 23:1
Proverbs 23:1 is verse 1 of Proverbs chapter 23, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,
Or who is before you
King James Version
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
World English Bible
When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you;
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Proverbs 23:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible
1 When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,
2 and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.
3 Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Genesis 43:32They separately served Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians. They ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrews, since that was detestable to them.
Genesis 43:33They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.
Genesis 43:34When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.
Jude 1:12These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted.