2And thou hast put a knife to thy throat, If thou art a man of appetite.


In Context

1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which is before thee,

2 And thou hast put a knife to thy throat, If thou art a man of appetite.

3 Have no desire to his dainties, seeing it is lying food.

4 Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not.

Proverbs 23:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:2And put a knife to thy throat, if thou [be] a man given to appetite.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:2and put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:2And put a knife to thy throat, If thou be a man given to appetite.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:2and put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:2And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:2And put a knife to thy throat, if thou art a man given to appetite.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:2put a knife to your throat, if you are a man given to appetite.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:2And put a knife to your throat, if you be a man given to appetite.