Proverbs 23:1 When you sit3427 to eat3898 with a ruler,4910 consider995 diligently995 what is before6440 you; cr 2 put7760 a knife7915 to your throat,3930 if you are a man given1167 to appetite.5315 cr 3 Don't be desirous183 of his dainties,4303 since they are deceitful3577 food.3899 cr 4 Don't weary3021 yourself to be rich.6238 In your wisdom,998 show restraint.2308 cr 5 Why do you set5774 your eyes5869 on that which is not? For it certainly6213 sprouts6213 wings3671 like an eagle5404 and flies5774 in the sky.8064 cr 6 Don't eat3898 the food3899 of him who has a stingy7451 eye,5869 and don't crave183 his delicacies:4303 cr 7 for as he thinks8176 about5315 the cost, so he is. "Eat398 and drink!"8354 he says559 to you, but his heart3820 is not with you. cr 8 The morsel6595 which you have eaten398 you shall vomit up,6958 and lose7843 your good5273 words.1697 cr

Proverbs 23:9 Don't speak1696 in the ears241 of a fool,3684 for he will despise936 the wisdom7922 of your words.4405 cr

Proverbs 23:10 Don't move5253 the ancient5769 boundary stone.1366 Don't encroach935 on the fields7704 of the fatherless:3490 cr 11 for their Defender1350 is strong.2389 He will plead7378 their case7379 against you. cr

Proverbs 23:12 Apply935 your heart3820 to instruction,4148 and your ears241 to the words561 of knowledge.1847 cr 13 Don't withhold4513 correction4148 from a child.5288 If you punish5221 him with the rod,7626 he will not die.4191 cr 14 {Sheol is the place of the dead.} Punish5221 him with the rod,7626 and save5337 his soul5315 from Sheol.7585 cr

Proverbs 23:15 My son,1121 if your heart3820 is wise,2449 then my heart3820 will be glad,8055 even mine:589 cr 16 yes, my heart3629 will rejoice,5937 when your lips8193 speak1696 what is right.4339 cr 17 Don't let your heart3820 envy7065 sinners;2400 but rather fear3374 Yahweh3068 all the day3117 long. cr 18 Indeed surely there is3426 a future319 hope, and your hope8615 will not be cut off.3772 cr 19 Listen,8085 my son,1121 and be wise,2449 and keep833 your heart3820 on the right path!1870 cr 20 Don't be among ones drinking3196 too much wine, or those who gorge2151 themselves on meat:1320 cr 21 for the drunkard5433 and the glutton2151 shall become poor;3423 and drowsiness5124 clothes3847 them in rags.7168 cr 22 Listen8085 to your father1 who gave you life,3205 and don't despise936 your mother517 when she is old.2204 cr 23 Buy7069 the truth,571 and don't sell4376 it. Get wisdom,2451 discipline,4148 and understanding.998 cr 24 The father1 of the righteous6662 has great1524 joy.1523 Whoever fathers3205 a wise2450 child delights8055 in him. cr 25 Let your father1 and your mother517 be glad!8055 Let her who bore3205 you rejoice!1523 cr 26 My son,1121 give5414 me your heart;3820 and let your eyes5869 keep7521 in my ways.1870 cr 27 For a prostitute2181 is a deep6013 pit;7745 and a wayward wife5237 is a narrow6862 well.875 cr 28 Yes, she lies in wait693 like a robber,2863 and increases3254 the unfaithful898 among men.120 cr

Proverbs 23:29 Who has woe?188 Who has sorrow?17 Who has strife?4079 Who has complaints?7879 Who has needless2600 bruises?6482 Who has bloodshot2448 eyes?5869 cr 30 Those who stay long309 at the wine;3196 those who go935 to seek2713 out mixed wine.4469 cr 31 Don't look7200 at the wine3196 when it is red,119 when it5414 sparkles5869 in the cup,3563 when it goes1980 down smoothly.4339 cr 32 In the end,319 it bites5391 like a snake,5175 and poisons6567 like a viper.6848 cr 33 Your eyes5869 will see7200 strange things,2114 and your mind3820 will imagine1696 confusing things.8419 cr 34 Yes, you will be as he who lies down7901 in the midst3820 of the sea,3220 or as he who lies7901 on top7218 of the rigging:2260 cr 35 "They hit5221 me, and I was not hurt!2470 They beat1986 me, and I don't feel3045 it! When will I wake6974 up? I can do it again. I can find1245 another."3254 cr