◄ Proverbs 23:1 ►
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Good News Translation
When you sit down to eat with someone important, keep in mind who he is.

New Revised Standard Version
When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what is before you,

Contemporary English Version
When you are invited to eat with a king, use your best manners.

New American Bible
When you sit down to dine with a ruler, mark well the one who is before you;

Douay-Rheims Bible
When thou shalt sit to eat with a prince, consider diligently what is set before thy face:

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When thou shalt sit to eat with a prince, consider diligently what is set before thy face:

Context
True Riches
1When thou shalt sit to eat with a prince, consider diligently what is set before thy face:2And put a knife to thy throat, if it be so that thou have thy soul in thy own power.…
Cross References
Proverbs 22:29
Hast thou seen a man swift in his work? he shall stand before kings, and shall not be before those that are obscure.

Proverbs 23:2
And put a knife to thy throat, if it be so that thou have thy soul in thy own power.

Proverbs 22:29
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