Proverbs 23:1
What does Proverbs 23:1 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 23:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee;
KJV
King James Version · 1611When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949When you take your seat at the feast with a ruler, give thought with care to what is before you;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which <FI>is<Fi> before thee,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752When thou shalt sit to eat with a prince, consider diligently what is set before thy face:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider well who is before thee;
Context
v.1This passage
v.2And put a knife to thy throat, If thou be a man given to appetite.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jude 1:12
These are they who are hidden rocks in your love-feasts when they feast with you, shepherds that without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
- Genesis 43:32
And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, that did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
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