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Proverbs 23:1-3
Holman Christian Standard Bible

23 When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
consider carefully what[a] is before you,
2 and put a knife to your throat
if you have a big[b] appetite;
3 don’t desire his choice food,(A)
for that food is deceptive.

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  1. Proverbs 23:1 Or who
  2. Proverbs 23:2 Lit you are the master of an
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Proverbs 23:1-3
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23 When you sit to dine with a ruler,
    note well what[a] is before you,
2 and put a knife to your throat
    if you are given to gluttony.
3 Do not crave his delicacies,(A)
    for that food is deceptive.

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  1. Proverbs 23:1 Or who
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