1 When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you; NHEB — Proverbs 23:1
2 put a knife to your throat, if you are a man given to appetite. NHEB — Proverbs 23:2
3 Do not be desirous of his dainties, seeing they are deceitful food. NHEB — Proverbs 23:3
4 Do not weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint. NHEB — Proverbs 23:4
5 Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky. NHEB — Proverbs 23:5
6 Do not eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and do not crave his delicacies: NHEB — Proverbs 23:6
7 for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. "Eat and drink." he says to you, but his heart is not with you. NHEB — Proverbs 23:7
8 The morsel which you have eaten you shall vomit up, and lose your good words. NHEB — Proverbs 23:8
9 Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words. NHEB — Proverbs 23:9
10 Do not move the ancient boundary stone. Do not encroach on the fields of the fatherless: NHEB — Proverbs 23:10
11 for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you. NHEB — Proverbs 23:11
12 Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge. NHEB — Proverbs 23:12
13 Do not withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die. NHEB — Proverbs 23:13
14 Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol. NHEB — Proverbs 23:14
15 My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine: NHEB — Proverbs 23:15
16 yes, my heart will rejoice, when your lips speak what is right. NHEB — Proverbs 23:16
17 Do not let your heart envy sinners; but rather fear the LORD all the day long. NHEB — Proverbs 23:17
18 For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off. NHEB — Proverbs 23:18
19 Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path. NHEB — Proverbs 23:19
20 Do not be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat: NHEB — Proverbs 23:20
21 for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags. NHEB — Proverbs 23:21
22 Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. NHEB — Proverbs 23:22
23 Buy the truth, and do not sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding. NHEB — Proverbs 23:23
24 The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him. NHEB — Proverbs 23:24
25 Let your father and your mother be glad. Let her who bore you rejoice. NHEB — Proverbs 23:25
26 My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways. NHEB — Proverbs 23:26
27 For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well. NHEB — Proverbs 23:27
28 Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men. NHEB — Proverbs 23:28
29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? NHEB — Proverbs 23:29
30 Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out mixed wine. NHEB — Proverbs 23:30
31 Do not look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly. NHEB — Proverbs 23:31
32 In the end, it bites like a serpent, and poisons like a viper. NHEB — Proverbs 23:32
33 Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will imagine confusing things. NHEB — Proverbs 23:33
34 Yes, you will be as he who lies down in the midst of the sea, or as he who lies on top of the rigging: NHEB — Proverbs 23:34
35 "They hit me, and I was not hurt. They beat me, and I do not feel it. When will I wake up? I can do it again. I can find another." NHEB — Proverbs 23:35