Proverbs 23:2
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.
In context
1 When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,
2 and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.
3 Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
Proverbs 23:2 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.
- KJV King James Version
- And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
- WEB World English Bible
- put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And put a knife to thy throat, If thou be a man given to appetite.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And thou hast put a knife to thy throat, If thou [art] a man of appetite.
- DBY Darby Translation
- and put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And put a knife to thy throat, if thou art a man given to appetite.