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Proverbs 23:1
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When you sit down to dine with a ruler,Understand well what is before you,
When you sit down to dine with a ruler, Consider carefully what is before you,
When thou sittest to eate with a noble man, consider diligently what is set before thee.
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider well who is before thee;
When you sit down to eat with a ruler, Consider carefully what is before you;
When you sit down to eat with a ruler, look carefully at what is before you,
When you sit and eat with an important person, remember who you are with.
When you sit to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently what is before you;
When thou sittest to eate with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee.
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
When thou syttest at the table to eate wt a lorde, ordre thy self manerly wt ye thinges
6 When you go out to dinner with an influential person, mind your manners: Don't gobble your food, don't talk with your mouth full. And don't stuff yourself; bridle your appetite.
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee;
When you take your seat at the feast with a ruler, give thought with care to what is before you;
When you sit to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before you;
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what [is] before thee:
When you sit down to eat with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you,
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When you are invited to eat with a king, use your best manners.When you sit down to dine with a ruler, think carefully about who is before you.
When thou sittest to eate with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee,
WHEN you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is set before you,
When you sit to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently what is before you;
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider well him that is before thee;
While dining with a ruler, pay attention to what is put before you.
When you sit down to eat with a ruler, think about what is in front of you.
If thou sit to sup at the table of a prince, consider attentively the things set before thee:
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently him that is before thee;
When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,
When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what is before you,
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, thou shall consider well, what is before thee;
When thou shalt sit to eat with a prince, consider diligently what is set before thy face:
When you sit to eat with a ruler, you shall surely observe what is before you,
When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what is before you,
When you sit down to dine with a ruler, Consider carefully what is before you,
If you sit down to eat with a ruler, notice the food that is in front of you.
When you sit down to eat with someone important, keep in mind who he is.
When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you,
Whanne thou sittist, to ete with the prince, perseyue thou diligentli what thingis ben set bifore thi face,
When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what is before you;
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which [is] before thee,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Genesis 43:32-34, Jude 1:12
Reciprocal: Psalms 141:4 - and let me Revelation 18:3 - abundance
Cross-References
Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, "Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?"
Gill's Notes on the Bible
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler,.... Either a supreme ruler, a king, or a subordinate ruler, a nobleman, a judge, a civil magistrate, a person of honour, dignity, and authority; and to sit at table with such is sometimes allowed, and is always reckoned an honour; this particularly diligent and industrious persons are admitted to, who not only are brought to stand before kings and great persons, but to sit at table with them, and eat food with them. And now the wise man advises such how to behave themselves when this is the case:
consider diligently what [is] before thee; or, "considering consider" q: take special notice of the food and drink set upon the table, and consider well which may be most proper and safe to eat and drink of; for though a man may lawfully eat of whatsoever is set before him; every creature of God being good, if it be received with thanksgiving, and sanctified by the word of God and prayer; yet it is a piece of wisdom to make use of that which is most conducive to health, and less ensnaring; and to observe moderation in all, and not indulge to gluttony and drunkenness: and he should consider also who is before him, which sense the words wilt bear; the ruler that has invited him, and sits at the table with him, and take care that he says or does nothing that may give him offence; and also the noble personages that are guests with him, and behave towards them suitably to their rank and dignity; observe their words and conduct, and imitate the same; yea, even he should consider the servants and waiters that attend, lest, behaving in an indecent and disorderly manner, they should report it to his disadvantage to their ruler or others. But how much greater an honour is it to sit at table with the King of kings, and with his princes, and sup with him! when it becomes the saints, who have this honour, to consider what is set before them; the richest dainties, a feast of things, the body and blood of Christ, which should he spiritually discerned by faith; and not the elements of bread and wine only: likewise the persons before whom they are should be considered; Christ, who sits at his table, and the princes of his people with him; and therefore should not feed without fear, and in a disorderly and indecent manner, as the Corinthians are charged, but with all reverence and humility.
q בין תבין "considerando considera", Pagninus, Vatablus, Piscator, Mercerus, Gejerus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
What is before thee - Beware lest dainties tempt thee to excess. Or, “consider diligently who is before thee,” the character and temper of the ruler who invites thee.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER XXIII
Sobriety in eating and drinking, especially at the tables of
the great. Have no fellowship with the covetous. Remove not the
ancient landmark. Children should receive due correction. Avoid
the company of wine-bibbers. Obedience to parents. Avoid lewd
connections. The effect of an unfeeling conscience.
NOTES ON CHAP. XXIII
Verse Proverbs 23:1. When thou sittest to eat with a ruler — When invited to the table of thy betters, eat moderately. Do not appear as if half starved at home. Eat not of delicacies to which thou art not accustomed; they are deceitful meat; they please, but they do not profit. They are pleasant to the sight, the taste, and the smell; but they are injurious to health. These are prudential cautions; and should be carefully observed by all who would avoid the conduct of a clown, and desire to pass for a well-bred man.
