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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 23
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35 verses
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Proverbs 23:1
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Saying 7
When you sit to dine with a ruler, note well what[a] is before you,Footnotes:
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Proverbs 23:2
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and put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony.
Proverbs 23:3
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Do not crave his delicacies,(a) for that food is deceptive.
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Proverbs 23:4
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Saying 8
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.Proverbs 23:5
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Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone,(b) for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.(c)
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Proverbs 23:6
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Saying 9
Do not eat the food of a begrudging host, do not crave his delicacies;(d)Footnotes:
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Proverbs 23:7
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for he is the kind of person who is always thinking about the cost.[b] "Eat and drink," he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
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Proverbs 23:8
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You will vomit up the little you have eaten and will have wasted your compliments.
Proverbs 23:9
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Saying 10
Do not speak to fools, for they will scorn your prudent words.(e)Footnotes:
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Proverbs 23:10
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Saying 11
Do not move an ancient boundary stone(f) or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,Footnotes:
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Proverbs 23:11
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for their Defender(g) is strong;(h) he will take up their case against you.(i)
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Proverbs 23:12
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Saying 12
Apply your heart to instruction(j) and your ears to words of knowledge.Footnotes:
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Proverbs 23:13
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Saying 13
Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.Proverbs 23:14
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Punish them with the rod and save them from death.(k)
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Proverbs 23:15
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Saying 14
My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad indeed;Proverbs 23:16
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my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.(l)
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Proverbs 23:17
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Saying 15
Do not let your heart envy(m) sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord .Footnotes:
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Proverbs 23:18
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There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.(n)
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Proverbs 23:19
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Saying 16
Listen, my son,(o) and be wise, and set your heart on the right path:Footnotes:
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Proverbs 23:20
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Do not join those who drink too much wine(p) or gorge themselves on meat,
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Proverbs 23:21
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for drunkards and gluttons become poor,(q) and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
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Proverbs 23:22
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Saying 17
Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.(r)Footnotes:
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Proverbs 23:23
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Buy the truth and do not sell it— wisdom, instruction and insight as well.(s)
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Proverbs 23:24
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The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.(t)
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Proverbs 23:25
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May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful!(u)
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Proverbs 23:26
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Saying 18
My son,(v) give me your heart and let your eyes delight in my ways,(w)Footnotes:
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Proverbs 23:27
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for an adulterous woman is a deep pit,(x) and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
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Proverbs 23:28
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Like a bandit she lies in wait(y) and multiplies the unfaithful among men.
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Proverbs 23:29
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Saying 19
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?Proverbs 23:30
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Those who linger over wine,(z) who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.
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Proverbs 23:31
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Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly!
Proverbs 23:32
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In the end it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper.
Proverbs 23:33
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Your eyes will see strange sights, and your mind will imagine confusing things.
Proverbs 23:34
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You will be like one sleeping on the high seas, lying on top of the rigging.
Proverbs 23:35
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"They hit me," you will say, "but I'm not hurt! They beat me, but I don't feel it! When will I wake up so I can find another drink?"(aa)
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