Proverbs 23:2

Bible in Basic English 1965

And put a knife to your throat, if you have a strong desire for food.

Cross References

Genesis 27:14

So he went and got them and took them to his mother: and she made a meal to his father's taste.

Proverbs 23:1

When you take your seat at the feast with a ruler, give thought with care to what is before you;

Proverbs 23:20

Do not be among those who give themselves to wine-drinking, or among those who make themselves full with meat:

1 Corinthians 9:27

But I give blows to my body, and keep it under control, for fear that, after having given the good news to others, I myself might not have God's approval.

Philippians 3:19

Whose end is destruction, whose god is the stomach, and whose glory is in their shame, whose minds are fixed on the things of the earth.