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Proverbs 23

1

When thou sittesth3427h8799 to eath3898h8800 with a rulerh4910h8802, considerh995h8799 diligentlyh995h8800 what is beforeh6440 thee:

2

And puth7760h8804 a knifeh7915 to thy throath3930, if thou be a man givenh1167 to appetiteh5315.

3

Be not desiroush183h8691 of his daintiesh4303: for they are deceitfulh3577 meath3899.

4

Labourh3021h8799 not to be richh6238h8687: ceaseh2308h8798 from thine own wisdomh998.

5

Wilt thou seth5774h8686h8675h5774h8799 thine eyesh5869 upon that which is not? for riches certainlyh6213h8800 makeh6213h8799 themselves wingsh3671; they fly awayh5774h8799h8675h5774h8687 as an eagleh5404 toward heavenh8064. set...: Heb. cause thine eyes to fly upon

6

Eath3898h8799 thou not the breadh3899 of him that hath an evilh7451 eyeh5869, neither desireh183h8691 thou his dainty meatsh4303:

7

For as he thinkethh8176h8804 in his hearth5315, so is he: Eath398h8798 and drinkh8354h8798, saithh559h8799 he to thee; but his hearth3820 is not with thee.

8

The morselh6595 which thou hast eatenh398h8804 shalt thou vomit uph6958h8686, and loseh7843h8765 thy sweeth5273 wordsh1697.

9

Speakh1696h8762 not in the earsh241 of a foolh3684: for he will despiseh936h8799 the wisdomh7922 of thy wordsh4405.

10

Removeh5253h8686 not the oldh5769 landmarkh1366; and enterh935h8799 not into the fieldsh7704 of the fatherlessh3490: landmark: or, bound

11

For their redeemerh1350h8802 is mightyh2389; he shall pleadh7378h8799 their causeh7379 with thee.

12

Applyh935h8685 thine hearth3820 unto instructionh4148, and thine earsh241 to the wordsh561 of knowledgeh1847.

13

Withholdh4513h8799 not correctionh4148 from the childh5288: for if thou beatesth5221h8686 him with the rodh7626, he shall not dieh4191h8799.

14

Thou shalt beath5221h8686 him with the rodh7626, and shalt deliverh5337h8686 his soulh5315 from hellh7585.

15

My sonh1121, if thine hearth3820 be wiseh2449h8804, my hearth3820 shall rejoiceh8055h8799, even mineh589. even...: or, even I will rejoice

16

Yea, my reinsh3629 shall rejoiceh5937h8799, when thy lipsh8193 speakh1696h8763 right thingsh4339.

17

Let not thine hearth3820 envyh7065h8762 sinnersh2400: but be thou in the fearh3374 of the LORDh3068 all the dayh3117 long.

18

For surely there ish3426 an endh319; and thine expectationh8615 shall not be cut offh3772h8735. end: or, reward

19

Hearh8085h8798 thou, my sonh1121, and be wiseh2449h8798, and guideh833h8761 thine hearth3820 in the wayh1870.

20

Be not among winebibbersh3196h5433h8802; among riotous eatersh2151h8802 of fleshh1320: of flesh: Heb. of their flesh

21

For the drunkardh5433h8802 and the gluttonh2151h8802 shall come to povertyh3423h8735: and drowsinessh5124 shall clotheh3847h8686 a man with ragsh7168.

22

Hearkenh8085h8798 unto thy fatherh1 that begath3205h8804 thee, and despiseh936h8799 not thy motherh517 when she is oldh2204h8804.

23

Buyh7069h8798 the truthh571, and sellh4376h8799 it not; also wisdomh2451, and instructionh4148, and understandingh998.

24

The fatherh1 of the righteoush6662 shall greatlyh1524 rejoiceh1523h8799: and he that begettethh3205h8802 a wiseh2450 child shall have joyh8055h8799 of him.

25

Thy fatherh1 and thy motherh517 shall be gladh8055h8799, and she that bareh3205h8802 thee shall rejoiceh1523h8799.

26

My sonh1121, giveh5414h8798 me thine hearth3820, and let thine eyesh5869 observeh7521h8799h5341h8799 my waysh1870.

27

For a whoreh2181h8802 is a deeph6013 ditchh7745; and a strange womanh5237 is a narrowh6862 pith875.

28

She also lieth in waith693h8799 as for a preyh2863, and increasethh3254h8686 the transgressorsh898h8802 among menh120. as for...: or, as a robber

29

Who hath woeh188? who hath sorrowh17? who hath contentionsh4079h8675h4066? who hath babblingh7879? who hath woundsh6482 without causeh2600? who hath rednessh2448 of eyesh5869?

30

They that tarry longh309h8764 at the wineh3196; they that goh935h8802 to seekh2713h8800 mixed wineh4469.

31

Lookh7200h8799 not thou upon the wineh3196 when it is redh119h8691, when it givethh5414h8799 his colourh5869 in the cuph3563h8675h3599, when it movethh1980h8691 itself arighth4339.

32

At the lasth319 it bitethh5391h8799 like a serpenth5175, and stingethh6567h8686 like an adderh6848. an...: or, a cockatrice

33

Thine eyesh5869 shall beholdh7200h8799 strange womenh2114h8801, and thine hearth3820 shall utterh1696h8762 perverse thingsh8419.

34

Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth downh7901h8802 in the midsth3820 of the seah3220, or as he that liethh7901h8802 upon the toph7218 of a masth2260. the midst...: Heb. the heart of the sea

35

They have strickenh5221h8689 me, shalt thou say, and I was not sickh2470h8804; they have beatenh1986h8804 me, and I felth3045h8804 it not: when shall I awakeh6974h8686? I will seekh1245h8762 it yeth3254h8686 again. I felt...: Heb. I knew it not



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