Proverbs 23 - King James Bible with Strong Numbers1 H3427When thou sittest[H8799] H3898to eat[H8800] H4910with a ruler[H8802] H995, consider[H8799] H995diligently[H8800] H6440what is before thee: 2 H7760And put[H8804] H7915a knifeH3930to thy throatH1167, if thou be a man givenH5315to appetite. 3 H183Be not desirous[H8691] H4303of his daintiesH3577: for they are deceitfulH3899meat. 4 H3021Labour[H8799] H6238not to be rich[H8687] H2308: cease[H8798] H998from thine own wisdom. 5 H5774Wilt thou set[H8686] [H8675] H5774 [H8799] H5869thine eyesH6213upon that which is not? for riches certainly[H8800] H6213make[H8799] H3671themselves wingsH5774; they fly away[H8799] [H8675] H5774 [H8687] H5404as an eagleH8064toward heaven. 6 H3898Eat[H8799] H3899thou not the breadH7451of him that hath an evilH5869eyeH183, neither desire[H8691] H4303thou his dainty meats: 7 H8176For as he thinketh[H8804] H5315in his heartH398, so is he: Eat[H8798] H8354and drink[H8798] H559, saith[H8799] H3820he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. 8 H6595The morselH398which thou hast eaten[H8804] H6958shalt thou vomit up[H8686] H7843, and lose[H8765] H5273thy sweetH1697words. 9 H1696Speak[H8762] H241not in the earsH3684of a foolH936: for he will despise[H8799] H7922the wisdomH4405of thy words. 10 H5253Remove[H8686] H5769not the oldH1366landmarkH935; and enter[H8799] H7704not into the fieldsH3490of the fatherless: 11 H1350For their redeemer[H8802] H2389is mightyH7378; he shall plead[H8799] H7379their cause with thee. 12 H935Apply[H8685] H3820thine heartH4148unto instructionH241, and thine earsH561to the wordsH1847of knowledge. 13 H4513Withhold[H8799] H4148not correctionH5288from the childH5221: for if thou beatest[H8686] H7626him with the rodH4191, he shall not die[H8799] . 14 H5221Thou shalt beat[H8686] H7626him with the rodH5337, and shalt deliver[H8686] H5315his soulH7585from hell. 15 H1121My sonH3820, if thine heartH2449be wise[H8804] H3820, my heartH8055shall rejoice[H8799] H589, even mine. 16 H3629Yea, my reinsH5937shall rejoice[H8799] H8193, when thy lipsH1696speak[H8763] H4339right things. 17 H3820Let not thine heartH7065envy[H8762] H2400sinnersH3374: but be thou in the fearH3068of the LORDH3117all the day long. 18 H3426For surely there isH319an endH8615; and thine expectationH3772shall not be cut off[H8735] . 19 H8085Hear[H8798] H1121thou, my sonH2449, and be wise[H8798] H833, and guide[H8761] H3820thine heartH1870in the way. 20 H3196Be not among winebibbersH5433 [H8802] H2151; among riotous eaters[H8802] H1320of flesh: 21 H5433For the drunkard[H8802] H2151and the glutton[H8802] H3423shall come to poverty[H8735] H5124: and drowsinessH3847shall clothe[H8686] H7168a man with rags. 22 H8085Hearken[H8798] H1unto thy fatherH3205that begat[H8804] H936thee, and despise[H8799] H517not thy motherH2204when she is old[H8804] . 23 H7069Buy[H8798] H571the truthH4376, and sell[H8799] H2451it not; also wisdomH4148, and instructionH998, and understanding. 24 H1The fatherH6662of the righteousH1524shall greatlyH1523rejoice[H8799] H3205: and he that begetteth[H8802] H2450a wiseH8055child shall have joy[H8799] of him. 25 H1Thy fatherH517and thy motherH8055shall be glad[H8799] H3205, and she that bare[H8802] H1523thee shall rejoice[H8799] . 26 H1121My sonH5414, give[H8798] H3820me thine heartH5869, and let thine eyesH7521observe[H8799] H5341 [H8799] H1870my ways. 27 H2181For a whore[H8802] H6013is a deepH7745ditchH5237; and a strange womanH6862is a narrowH875pit. 28 H693She also lieth in wait[H8799] H2863as for a preyH3254, and increaseth[H8686] H898the transgressors[H8802] H120among men. 29 H188Who hath woeH17? who hath sorrowH4079? who hath contentions[H8675] H4066 H7879? who hath babblingH6482? who hath woundsH2600without causeH2448? who hath rednessH5869of eyes? 30 H309They that tarry long[H8764] H3196at the wineH935; they that go[H8802] H2713to seek[H8800] H4469mixed wine. 31 H7200Look[H8799] H3196not thou upon the wineH119when it is red[H8691] H5414, when it giveth[H8799] H5869his colourH3563in the cup[H8675] H3599 H1980, when it moveth[H8691] H4339itself aright. 32 H319At the lastH5391it biteth[H8799] H5175like a serpentH6567, and stingeth[H8686] H6848like an adder. 33 H5869Thine eyesH7200shall behold[H8799] H2114strange women[H8801] H3820, and thine heartH1696shall utter[H8762] H8419perverse things. 34 H7901Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down[H8802] H3820in the midstH3220of the seaH7901, or as he that lieth[H8802] H7218upon the topH2260of a mast. 35 H5221They have stricken[H8689] H2470me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick[H8804] H1986; they have beaten[H8804] H3045me, and I felt[H8804] H6974it not: when shall I awake[H8686] H1245? I will seek[H8762] H3254it yet[H8686] again. |