Proverbs 23:1 - The Scriptures 1998

¹ When you sit down to eat with a ruler, Look well 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 man who is skilled in his work? He does stand before sovereigns, He does not stand before obscure ones.

Proverbs 23:2

And put a knife to your throat If you are a man given to appetite.

Jude 1:12

These are rocky reefs in your love feasts, feasting with you, feeding themselves without fear, waterless clouds borne about by the winds, late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots,