Proverbs 23:1 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

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

Catholic Public Domain Version

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

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

When thou shalt sit to eat with a prince, consider diligently what is set before thy face.

Proverbs 23:1 Cross References

Proverbs 22:29

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.

Proverbs 23:2

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

Jude 1:12

These are they who are hidden rocks in your love-feasts when they feast with you, shepherds that without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;