Proverbs 23
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1When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
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2And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
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3Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
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4Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
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5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
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6Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
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7For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
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8The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
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9Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
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10Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
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11For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
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12Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
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13Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
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14Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
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15My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
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16Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
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17Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
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18For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
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19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
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20Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
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21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
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22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
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23Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
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24The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
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25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
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26My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
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27For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
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28She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
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29Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
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30They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
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31Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
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32At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
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33Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
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34Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
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35They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
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Chapter 23
Cross References
Proverbs 23:1
Proverbs 23:2
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Proverbs 23:6Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dai...Psalms 141:4Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that w...Daniel 1:8¶ But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the por...Luke 21:34¶ And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with...Ephesians 4:22That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt...
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Hebrews 13:5Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things a...Proverbs 28:20A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich...1 Timothy 6:8And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.Matthew 6:19¶ Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corru...Proverbs 3:5¶ Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understand...
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Proverbs 27:24For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?1 John 2:16For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, a...Matthew 6:19¶ Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corru...James 5:1Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you...1 Timothy 6:17Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust...
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Psalms 141:4Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that w...Proverbs 23:3Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.Daniel 1:8¶ But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the por...Deuteronomy 15:9Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year...Proverbs 28:22He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty sh...
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Psalms 12:2They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a...Psalms 55:21The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his...Judges 16:15¶ And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is no...Luke 11:37¶ And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went...Matthew 9:3And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth...
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Proverbs 9:7He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wic...Matthew 7:6¶ Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before...Proverbs 26:4Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.Proverbs 1:7¶ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom a...John 10:20And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
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Proverbs 22:28Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.Zechariah 7:10And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and l...Deuteronomy 27:17Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour’s landmark. And all the people shall sa...Deuteronomy 19:14¶ Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour’s landmark, which they of old time have se...Jeremiah 22:3Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoi...
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Proverbs 22:23For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled th...Job 19:25For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day up...Jeremiah 51:36Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeanc...Deuteronomy 27:19Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow...Psalms 12:5For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise,...
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Proverbs 2:2So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understandi...Proverbs 5:1My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:Matthew 13:52Then said he unto them,Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingd...Ezekiel 33:31And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my peo...Proverbs 23:19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
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Proverbs 13:24He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him be...Proverbs 29:17Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto th...Proverbs 29:15The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother...Proverbs 19:18Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
Cross References
Proverbs 23:1
Proverbs 23:2
Proverbs 23:3
Proverbs 23:6Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dai...Psalms 141:4Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that w...Daniel 1:8¶ But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the por...Luke 21:34¶ And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with...Ephesians 4:22That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt...
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Hebrews 13:5Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things a...Proverbs 28:20A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich...1 Timothy 6:8And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.Matthew 6:19¶ Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corru...Proverbs 3:5¶ Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understand...
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Proverbs 27:24For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?1 John 2:16For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, a...Matthew 6:19¶ Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corru...James 5:1Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you...1 Timothy 6:17Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust...
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Psalms 141:4Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that w...Proverbs 23:3Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.Daniel 1:8¶ But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the por...Deuteronomy 15:9Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year...Proverbs 28:22He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty sh...
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Psalms 12:2They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a...Psalms 55:21The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his...Judges 16:15¶ And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is no...Luke 11:37¶ And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went...Matthew 9:3And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth...
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Proverbs 9:7He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wic...Matthew 7:6¶ Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before...Proverbs 26:4Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.Proverbs 1:7¶ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom a...John 10:20And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
Proverbs 23:10
Proverbs 22:28Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.Zechariah 7:10And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and l...Deuteronomy 27:17Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour’s landmark. And all the people shall sa...Deuteronomy 19:14¶ Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour’s landmark, which they of old time have se...Jeremiah 22:3Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoi...
Proverbs 23:11
Proverbs 22:23For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled th...Job 19:25For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day up...Jeremiah 51:36Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeanc...Deuteronomy 27:19Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow...Psalms 12:5For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise,...
Proverbs 23:12
Proverbs 2:2So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understandi...Proverbs 5:1My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:Matthew 13:52Then said he unto them,Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingd...Ezekiel 33:31And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my peo...Proverbs 23:19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
Proverbs 23:13
Proverbs 13:24He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him be...Proverbs 29:17Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto th...Proverbs 29:15The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother...Proverbs 19:18Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.