Proverbs 23:1 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹ When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what   is before you,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently what is before thee:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ WHEN YOU sit down to eat with a ruler, consider who and what are before you;

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee;

Common English Bible

¹ When you sit down to dine with a ruler, carefully consider what is in front of you.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ When you sit down to eat with a leader, pay close attention to what has been set before your face,

Proverbs 23:1 Cross References

Proverbs 22:29

Do you see a person skilled in his work? He will stand in the presence of kings. He will not stand in the presence of the unknown.

Proverbs 23:2

and put a knife to your throat if you have a big   appetite;

Jude 1:12

These people are dangerous reefs  at your love feasts  as they eat with you without reverence. They are shepherds who only look after themselves. They are waterless clouds carried along by winds;  trees in late autumn #– #fruitless, twice dead and uprooted.