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Proverbs 23
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Proverbs 23
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(1 Timothy 6:17–19; James 5:1–6)
Saying 7
1When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
2and put a knife to your throat
3Do not crave his delicacies,
Saying 8
4Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
5When you glance at wealth, it disappears,
Saying 9
6Do not eat the bread of a stingy man,
7for he is keeping track,
8You will vomit up what little you have eaten
Saying 10
9Do not speak to a fool,
Saying 11
10Do not move an ancient boundary stone
11for their Redeemer is strong;
Saying 12
12Apply your heart to instruction
Saying 13
13Do not withhold discipline from a child;
14Strike him with a rod,
Saying 14
15My son, if your heart is wise,
16My inmost being will rejoice
Saying 15
17Do not let your heart envy sinners,
18For surely there is a future,
Saying 16
19Listen, my son, and be wise,
20Do not join those who drink too much wine
21For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,
Saying 17
22Listen to your father who gave you life,
23Invest in truth and never sell it—
24The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice,
25May your father and mother be glad,
Saying 18
26My son, give me your heart,
27For a prostitute is a deep pit,
is a narrow well.
28Like a robber she lies in wait
Saying 19
29Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
30Those who linger over wine,
31Do not gaze at wine while it is red,
32In the end it bites like a snake
33Your eyes will see strange things,
34You will be like one sleeping on the high seas
35“They struck me, but I feel no pain!
Saying 7
1When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
2and put a knife to your throat
3Do not crave his delicacies,
Saying 8
4Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
5When you glance at wealth, it disappears,
Saying 9
6Do not eat the bread of a stingy man,
7for he is keeping track,
8You will vomit up what little you have eaten
Saying 10
9Do not speak to a fool,
Saying 11
10Do not move an ancient boundary stone
11for their Redeemer is strong;
Saying 12
12Apply your heart to instruction
Saying 13
13Do not withhold discipline from a child;
14Strike him with a rod,
Saying 14
15My son, if your heart is wise,
16My inmost being will rejoice
Saying 15
17Do not let your heart envy sinners,
18For surely there is a future,
Saying 16
19Listen, my son, and be wise,
20Do not join those who drink too much wine
21For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,
Saying 17
22Listen to your father who gave you life,
23Invest in truth and never sell it—
24The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice,
25May your father and mother be glad,
Saying 18
26My son, give me your heart,
27For a prostitute is a deep pit,
is a narrow well.
28Like a robber she lies in wait
Saying 19
29Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
30Those who linger over wine,
31Do not gaze at wine while it is red,
32In the end it bites like a snake
33Your eyes will see strange things,
34You will be like one sleeping on the high seas
35“They struck me, but I feel no pain!
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