Proverbs 23:1 When thou sittest3427 to eat3898 with a ruler,4910 consider995 diligently995 what is before6440 thee: cr 2 And put7760 a knife7915 to thy throat,3930 if thou be a man given1167 to appetite.5315 cr 3 Be not desirous183 of his dainties:4303 for they are deceitful3577 meat.3899 cr 4 Labour3021 not to be rich:6238 cease2308 from thine own wisdom.998 cr 5 Wilt thou set5774 5774 thine eyes5869 upon that which is not?{Heb. wilt thou cause thine eyes to fly upon?} for riches certainly6213 make6213 themselves wings;3671 they fly away5774 5774 as an eagle5404 toward heaven.8064 cr 6 Eat3898 thou not the bread3899 of him that hath an evil7451 eye,5869 neither desire183 thou his dainty meats:4303 cr 7 For as he thinketh8176 in his heart,5315 so is he: Eat398 and drink,8354 saith559 he to thee; but his heart3820 is not with thee. cr 8 The morsel6595 which thou hast eaten398 shalt thou vomit up,6958 and lose7843 thy sweet5273 words.1697 cr 9 Speak1696 not in the ears241 of a fool:3684 for he will despise936 the wisdom7922 of thy words.4405 cr 10 Remove5253 not the old5769 landmark;1366{Or, bound} and enter935 not into the fields7704 of the fatherless:3490 cr 11 For their redeemer1350 is mighty;2389 he shall plead7378 their cause7379 with thee. cr 12 Apply935 thine heart3820 unto instruction,4148 and thine ears241 to the words561 of knowledge.1847 cr 13 Withhold4513 not correction4148 from the child:5288 for if thou beatest5221 him with the rod,7626 he shall not die.4191 cr 14 Thou shalt beat5221 him with the rod,7626 and shalt deliver5337 his soul5315 from hell.7585 cr 15 My son,1121 if thine heart3820 be wise,2449 my heart3820 shall rejoice,8055 even mine.589{Or, even I will rejoice} cr 16 Yea, my reins3629 shall rejoice,5937 when thy lips8193 speak1696 right things.4339 cr 17 Let not thine heart3820 envy7065 sinners:2400 but be thou in the fear3374 of the LORD3068 all the day3117 long. cr 18 For surely there is3426 an end;319{Or, reward} and thine expectation8615 shall not be cut off.3772 cr 19 Hear8085 thou, my son,1121 and be wise,2449 and guide833 thine heart3820 in the way.1870 cr 20 Be not among winebibbers;3196 5433 among riotous eaters2151 of flesh:1320{Heb. of their flesh} cr 21 For the drunkard5433 and the glutton2151 shall come to poverty:3423 and drowsiness5124 shall clothe3847 a man with rags.7168 cr 22 Hearken8085 unto thy father1 that begat3205 thee, and despise936 not thy mother517 when she is old.2204 cr 23 Buy7069 the truth,571 and sell4376 it not; also wisdom,2451 and instruction,4148 and understanding.998 cr 24 The father1 of the righteous6662 shall greatly1524 rejoice:1523 and he that begetteth3205 a wise2450 child shall have joy8055 of him. cr 25 Thy father1 and thy mother517 shall be glad,8055 and she that bare3205 thee shall rejoice.1523 cr 26 My son,1121 give5414 me thine heart,3820 and let thine eyes5869 observe7521 5341 my ways.1870 cr 27 For a whore2181 is a deep6013 ditch;7745 and a strange woman5237 is a narrow6862 pit.875 cr 28 She also lieth in wait693 as for a prey,2863{Or, as a robber} and increaseth3254 the transgressors898 among men.120 cr

Proverbs 23:29 Who hath woe?188 who hath sorrow?17 who hath contentions?4079 4066 who hath babbling?7879 who hath wounds6482 without cause?2600 who hath redness2448 of eyes?5869 cr 30 They that tarry long309 at the wine;3196 they that go935 to seek2713 mixed wine.4469 cr 31 Look7200 not thou upon the wine3196 when it is red,119 when it giveth5414 his colour5869 in the cup,3563 3599 when it moveth1980 itself aright.4339 cr 32 At the last319 it biteth5391 like a serpent,5175 and stingeth6567 like an adder.6848{Or, a cockatrice} cr 33 Thine eyes5869 shall behold7200 strange women,2114 and thine heart3820 shall utter1696 perverse things.8419 cr 34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down7901 in the midst3820 of the sea,3220{Heb. in the heart of the sea} or as he that lieth7901 upon the top7218 of a mast.2260 cr 35 They have stricken5221 me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick;2470 they have beaten1986 me, and I felt3045 it not:{Heb. I knew it not} when shall I awake?6974 I will seek1245 it yet3254 again. cr